macOS
Homebrewverified · 100%
brew install zlocal Homebrew formula metadata
MacPortsverified · 94%
sudo port install zMacPorts ports tree · sysutils/z/Portfile · source: api.github.com
brew / rank 2114
Install z with Homebrew, apk, dnf, MacPorts, pacman, zypper, scoop
Tracks most-used directories to make cd smarter. Version 1.12 via Homebrew; verified from local package data. Also installable with apk: sudo apk add z.
install
Additional install commands
Linux
Alpine Linux apkverified · 92%
sudo apk add zAlpine Linux edge package indexes · z · source: dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org
Fedora dnfverified · 92%
sudo dnf install zFedora Rawhide package metadata · z · source: dl.fedoraproject.org
Arch Linux pacmanverified · 92%
sudo pacman -S zArch Linux sync databases · z · source: geo.mirror.pkgbuild.com
openSUSE zypperverified · 92%
sudo zypper install zopenSUSE Tumbleweed package metadata · z · source: download.opensuse.org
Windows
Scoopverified · 92%
scoop install extras/zScoop official bucket manifest trees · bucket/z.json · source: api.github.com
overview
Package summary
Tracks most-used directories to make cd smarter
Project links
Commands and aliases
No executable aliases were found in the local package database.
security posture
No protected-tool coverage found yet
No matching local secret-handling manifest was found for z. Package metadata is still published here so future coverage has a stable package URL.
Install behavior
- No Homebrew post-install hook is recorded in formula metadata.
- Homebrew bottle metadata is available for 1 platform targets.
Recommended review
Before unattended agent use, check whether the tool reads plaintext credentials, writes remote state, publishes artifacts, or shells out to plugins.
executables
Installed executables
| Command | Kind | Exposure | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
| No executable data was present. | |||
freshness
Version and freshness
These signals separate page generation age, package-manager activity, and upstream release comparison. Version lag is warned only when an evidence URL and comparable versions are present.
page generated2026-08-04
manager version1.12
manager updated
local dataok
upstreamcurrent
latest detectedv1.12
- infoNo package-manager update timestamp was available.low confidence
install metadata
Package metadata
| Package key | brew:z |
|---|---|
| Version | 1.12 |
| Package manager | Homebrew |
| Package manager page | https://formulae.brew.sh/formula/z |
| Homepage | https://github.com/rupa/z |
| Repository | https://github.com/rupa/z |
| License | WTFPL |
| Source archive | https://github.com/rupa/z/archive/refs/tags/v1.12.tar.gz |
| Bottle | available (on all) |
| Homebrew post-install | not defined |
| Service | none declared |
| Caveats | For Bash or Zsh, put something like this in your $HOME/.bashrc or $HOME/.zshrc: . $HOMEBREW_PREFIX/etc/profile.d/z.sh |
registry facts
Source database details
| Source Database | Homebrew formula API |
|---|---|
| Tap | homebrew/core |
| Full Name | z |
| Version Scheme | 1 |
| Revision | 0 |
| Head Version | HEAD |
| Bottle Stable Root URL | https://ghcr.io/v2/homebrew/core |
| Deprecated | no |
| Disabled | no |
| Keg Only | no |
| URL Keys |
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source database matches
Other package-manager records
Matches are pulled from external package-manager indexes and kept separate from local Automic Vault package links.
apk95%
z 1.12-r0
Tracks your most used directories, based on 'frecency'
sudo apk add z- License: WTFPL
- Architecture: x86_64
- Source Package: z
- 1 dependencies
- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Z
apk95%
z-doc 1.12-r0
Tracks your most used directories, based on 'frecency' (documentation)
sudo apk add z-doc- License: WTFPL
- Architecture: x86_64
- Source Package: z
- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Z
dnf95%
z 1.12-7.fc45
Maintains a jump-list of the directories you actually use
sudo dnf install z- License: WTFPL
- Category: Unspecified
- Architecture: noarch
- Source Package: z
- 1 provides
- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Z
pacman95%
z 1.12-2
Tracks your most used directories, based on 'frecency'
sudo pacman -S z- License: WTFPL
- Architecture: any
- 1 dependencies
- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Z
zypper95%
z 2.7.4-2.7
Frontend for compressing and uncompressing
sudo zypper install z- License: GPL-2.0-only
- Category: Productivity/Archiving/Compression
- Architecture: noarch
- Source Package: z
- 1 dependencies
- 1 provides
- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Z
MacPorts95%
z
sudo port install z- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Z
Scoop95%
extras/z
scoop install extras/z- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Z
source trail
Generated from repository data
This page is generated by av-web from the private package SQLite artifact built by scripts/generate-pkg-sqlite.py.
Used sources
- cross-ecosystem install command graph
- external package-manager database matches
- package relationship graph
- package version freshness
- package-page enrichment
- pkg.so package database