z directory jumper
Shares rank 73 of 86 privilege escalation tools by recommenders
People recommend z as a simple shell tool that ranks directories by frecency, so you can jump between projects quickly.
People recommend z as a simple shell tool that ranks directories by frecency, so you can jump between projects quickly.
6 people gave an opinion
- recommend it
- 5
- criticize it
- 1
- approval share
- 83%
Recommended in 5 of 13 months
- November 2025: recommended
- December 2025: not recommended
- January 2026: recommended
- February 2026: not recommended
- March 2026: not recommended
- April 2026: recommended
- May 2026: not recommended
- June 2026: not recommended
- July 2026: recommended
- August 2026: recommended
- September 2026: not recommended
- October 2026: not recommended
- November 2026: not recommended (month in progress)
Why it doesn’t carry the badge
- 5 people recommend itNeeds 10 or more, not met.
- 5 recommenders for every criticNeeds 2 to 1 or better, met.
- Recommended in 5 of 13 monthsNeeds 4 or more, met.
The same three rules apply to every product, and the badge can’t be bought. How the badge works
What people say about it
The reasons people give, with the number of comments that give each one. Open a reason to read what they said.
Why people recommend it
Each mark is one comment
Frecency ranking of directories
“My solution is leaning into `z` ("frecency" heuristic)”
Comment from 26 Apr 2026 in “My .config Ship of Theseus” Moves between projects easily
“is perfect to go from projects to projects”
Comment from 20 Nov 2025 in “CLI tool to check the Git status of multiple projects” Simple and does the job
“It is simple and does the job”
Comment from 13 Jul 2026 in “Ask HN: Would filesystem bookmarks be useful in your shell workflow?”
Other privilege escalation tools people recommend
The four most recommended other privilege escalation tools, with the same counts for each, so you can compare like for like. The tick on each bar marks the 2 to 1 line the badge needs.
See all 86 privilege escalation tools, rankedWhat people said
4 of the 6 comments that mention it, newest first. Each links to the original comment.
“one of the most underrated RTS games imo”
“It is simple and does the job”
“My solution is leaning into `z` ("frecency" heuristic)”
“is perfect to go from projects to projects”
Counts come from 1,795,640 Hacker News comments, November 2025 to November 2026. How we count. Report a mistake.