--- title: zoxide — better `cd` command | daily.dev description: Zoxide is a powerful alternative to the traditional `cd` command, enabling faster navigation in the terminal through fuzzy matching and interactive mode.... canonical: https://daily.dev/posts/zoxide-better-cd-command-mbmxvreaj twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:site: @dailydotdev og:type: website og:site_name: daily.dev og:title: zoxide — better `cd` command | daily.dev og:description: Zoxide is a powerful alternative to the traditional `cd` command, enabling faster navigation in the terminal through fuzzy matching and interactive mode.... og:url: https://daily.dev/posts/zoxide-better-cd-command-mbmxvreaj og:image: https://api.daily.dev/og/posts/mBMXvREaj.png og:image:alt: zoxide — better `cd` command og:image:width: 1200 og:image:height: 630 og:locale: en --- > ## Documentation Index > Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://daily.dev/llms.txt > Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further. # zoxide — better `cd` command **[Coding in Public](https://daily.dev/sources/codinginpublic)** · 5 min read · 5 upvotes · 0 comments ## Summary Zoxide is a powerful alternative to the traditional `cd` command, enabling faster navigation in the terminal through fuzzy matching and interactive mode. Installation and configuration steps are straightforward, involving just a few commands and the addition of settings to your shell configuration file. Zoxide can also integrate with tools like fzf for interactive search, allowing for more efficient directory traversal. ## Full article daily.dev links to this article rather than hosting it. Read it at the original source: --- Tags: [#tools](https://daily.dev/tags/tools), [#productivity](https://daily.dev/tags/productivity), [#bash](https://daily.dev/tags/bash) [View this post on daily.dev](https://daily.dev/posts/zoxide-better-cd-command-mbmxvreaj) ```json {"@context":"https://schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"Organization","@id":"https://daily.dev/#organization","name":"daily.dev","url":"https://daily.dev","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://daily.dev/apple-touch-icon.png","width":180,"height":180},"sameAs":["https://twitter.com/dailydotdev","https://github.com/dailydotdev","https://www.linkedin.com/company/daily-dev-ltd"]},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https://daily.dev/#website","url":"https://daily.dev","name":"daily.dev","publisher":{"@id":"https://daily.dev/#organization"},"potentialAction":{"@type":"SearchAction","target":{"@type":"EntryPoint","urlTemplate":"https://daily.dev/search?q={search_term_string}"},"query-input":"required name=search_term_string"}}]} {"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"TechArticle","headline":"zoxide — better `cd` command","url":"https://daily.dev/posts/zoxide-better-cd-command-mbmxvreaj","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://daily.dev/posts/zoxide-better-cd-command-mbmxvreaj"},"datePublished":"2025-03-04T14:36:47.445Z","dateModified":"2025-03-04T14:36:59.939Z","description":"Zoxide is a powerful alternative to the traditional `cd` command, enabling faster navigation in the terminal through fuzzy matching and interactive mode....","image":"https://i.ytimg.com/vi/_tFuiIIADzg/sddefault.jpg","thumbnailUrl":"https://i.ytimg.com/vi/_tFuiIIADzg/sddefault.jpg","isAccessibleForFree":true,"articleSection":"Coding in Public","inLanguage":"en","publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"daily.dev","url":"https://daily.dev","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://daily.dev/apple-touch-icon.png","width":180,"height":180}},"author":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Coding in Public","logo":"https://media.daily.dev/image/upload/s--9JGHAZLp--/f_auto/v1723789179/logos/codinginpublic","url":"https://daily.dev/sources/codinginpublic"},"commentCount":0,"discussionUrl":"https://daily.dev/posts/zoxide-better-cd-command-mbmxvreaj","interactionStatistic":[{"@type":"InteractionCounter","interactionType":{"@type":"LikeAction"},"userInteractionCount":5},{"@type":"InteractionCounter","interactionType":{"@type":"CommentAction"},"userInteractionCount":0}],"keywords":"tools,productivity,bash","timeRequired":"PT5M","video":{"@type":"VideoObject","name":"zoxide — better `cd` command","description":"Zoxide is a powerful alternative to the traditional `cd` command, enabling faster navigation in the terminal through fuzzy matching and interactive mode....","thumbnailUrl":"https://i.ytimg.com/vi/_tFuiIIADzg/sddefault.jpg","uploadDate":"2025-03-04T14:36:47.445Z","duration":"PT5M","url":"https://api.daily.dev/r/mBMXvREaj","embedUrl":"https://www.youtube.com/embed/_tFuiIIADzg"}} {"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"name":"Home","item":"https://daily.dev"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"name":"Coding in Public","item":"https://daily.dev/sources/codinginpublic"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":3,"name":"zoxide — better `cd` command"}]} ```