# 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 ```sh sudo av install brew:z ``` Additional install commands: ### macOS - Homebrew (100%): ```sh brew install z ``` Evidence: local Homebrew formula metadata - MacPorts (94%): ```sh sudo port install z ``` Evidence: MacPorts ports tree: sysutils/z/Portfile from https://api.github.com/repos/macports/macports-ports/git/trees/master?recursive=1 ### Linux - apk (92%): ```sh sudo apk add z ``` Evidence: Alpine Linux edge package indexes: z from https://dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org/alpine/edge/testing/x86_64/APKINDEX.tar.gz - dnf (92%): ```sh sudo dnf install z ``` Evidence: Fedora Rawhide package metadata: z from https://dl.fedoraproject.org/pub/fedora/linux/development/rawhide/Everything/x86_64/os/repodata/210a2053c8e007daf9ae39c2a21daaed9b2ddd07d63ecffa597050361e73650c-primary.xml.zst - pacman (92%): ```sh sudo pacman -S z ``` Evidence: Arch Linux sync databases: z from https://geo.mirror.pkgbuild.com/extra/os/x86_64/extra.db.tar.gz - zypper (92%): ```sh sudo zypper install z ``` Evidence: openSUSE Tumbleweed package metadata: z from https://download.opensuse.org/tumbleweed/repo/oss/repodata/50b07339cb64c8ed4091bdbabddadc1ff5737b090e478818a195b40d8a3292861a879139b4a3987c31109699fde9fbf4a716367ddf4eef77da75f96e3193d6ed-primary.xml.zst ### Windows - Scoop (92%): ```sh scoop install extras/z ``` Evidence: Scoop official bucket manifest trees: bucket/z.json from https://api.github.com/repos/ScoopInstaller/Extras/git/trees/master?recursive=1 ## Package facts - **Package key:** brew:z - **Package manager:** Homebrew - **Package manager page:** - **Version:** 1.12 - **Source summary:** Tracks most-used directories to make cd smarter - **Homepage:** - **Repository:** - **License:** WTFPL - **Source archive:** - **Generated:** 2026-08-04T22:13:35+00:00 ## Install behavior - Post-install hook: not defined - Caveats: For Bash or Zsh, put something like this in your $HOME/.bashrc or $HOME/.zshrc: . $HOMEBREW_PREFIX/etc/profile.d/z.sh - Bottle: available on all ## Freshness - Page generated: 2026-08-04 - Package-manager version: 1.12 - Local data: ok - Upstream repository: https://github.com/rupa/z - Upstream latest detected: v1.12 (current) - info: No package-manager update timestamp was available. ## Security Notes No matching local secret-handling manifest was found for z. Package metadata is still published here so future coverage has a stable package URL. ## 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:** - **Deprecated:** no - **Disabled:** no - **Keg Only:** no - **URL Keys:** head, stable ## Other Package-Manager Records - apk - z - 1.12-r0: normalized package name match | Alpine Linux edge package indexes: z from https://dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org/alpine/edge/testing/x86_64/APKINDEX.tar.gz | Tracks your most used directories, based on 'frecency' | https://github.com/rupa/z - apk - z-doc - 1.12-r0: normalized package name match | Alpine Linux edge package indexes: z-doc from https://dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org/alpine/edge/testing/x86_64/APKINDEX.tar.gz | Tracks your most used directories, based on 'frecency' (documentation) | https://github.com/rupa/z - dnf - z - 1.12-7.fc45: normalized package name match | Fedora Rawhide package metadata: z from https://dl.fedoraproject.org/pub/fedora/linux/development/rawhide/Everything/x86_64/os/repodata/210a2053c8e007daf9ae39c2a21daaed9b2ddd07d63ecffa597050361e73650c-primary.xml.zst | Maintains a jump-list of the directories you actually use - pacman - z - 1.12-2: normalized package name match | Arch Linux sync databases: z from https://geo.mirror.pkgbuild.com/extra/os/x86_64/extra.db.tar.gz | Tracks your most used directories, based on 'frecency' | https://github.com/rupa/z/ - zypper - z - 2.7.4-2.7: normalized package name match | openSUSE Tumbleweed package metadata: z from https://download.opensuse.org/tumbleweed/repo/oss/repodata/50b07339cb64c8ed4091bdbabddadc1ff5737b090e478818a195b40d8a3292861a879139b4a3987c31109699fde9fbf4a716367ddf4eef77da75f96e3193d6ed-primary.xml.zst | Frontend for compressing and uncompressing | https://kinzler.com/me/z/ - MacPorts - z: normalized package name match | MacPorts ports tree: sysutils/z/Portfile from https://api.github.com/repos/macports/macports-ports/git/trees/master?recursive=1 - Scoop - extras/z: normalized package name match | Scoop official bucket manifest trees: bucket/z.json from https://api.github.com/repos/ScoopInstaller/Extras/git/trees/master?recursive=1 ## Related links - [Source-control packages](https://pkg.so/source-control-tools/) - Belongs to a source-control command family. - [Developer build packages](https://pkg.so/developer-build-tools/) - Matched build, compiler, generator, or developer workflow metadata. - [Networking and protocol packages](https://pkg.so/networking-protocol-tools/) - Matched network, protocol, or remote-service metadata. - [z3](https://pkg.so/brew/z3/) - Package name indicates the same formula family. - [z.lua](https://pkg.so/brew/z-lua/) - Package names and metadata indicate a similar tool family. Shared terms: cd. - [autojump](https://pkg.so/brew/autojump/) - Local package facts share a topical domain. Shared terms: directories, used. - [make-dir-cli](https://pkg.so/npm/make-dir-cli/) - Local package facts share a topical domain. Shared terms: directories, make. ## Sources - pkg.so package database - package-page enrichment - package version freshness - package relationship graph - external package-manager database matches - cross-ecosystem install command graph