LinuxQuestions.org - Simplest ZSH AutoJump

This is the simplest (and IMHO correct) way to set up an equivalent of autojump in ZSH:

Code:

autoload -Uz chpwd_recent_dirs cdr add-zsh-hook

add-zsh-hook chpwd chpwd_recent_dirs

zstyle ':completion:*:*:cdr:*:*' menu selection

zstyle ':chpwd:*' recent-dirs-default yes

zstyle ':completion:*' recent-dirs-insert always

zstyle ':completion:*:*:cdr:*:*' list-suffixeszstyle

zstyle ':completion:*:*:cdr:*:*' expand prefix suffix

alias j=cdr

See the zshcontrib manpage for the explanation.

The list-suffiszstyle and "expand prefix suffix" options are to get TAB-completion to work if you just enter a substring of a directory in your history and press TAB. It's from here: Moving to zsh, part 5: Completions

Or, if you'd prefer a more FISH-like experience where the CD command is augmented with history completion and everything can complete from the middle of a string:

Code:

autoload -Uz chpwd_recent_dirs cdr add-zsh-hook

add-zsh-hook chpwd chpwd_recent_dirs

zstyle ':completion:*:*:cdr:*:*' menu selection

zstyle ':chpwd:*' recent-dirs-default yes

zstyle ':completion:*' recent-dirs-insert both

 zstyle ':completion:*' list-suffixes zstyle ':completion:*' expand prefix suffix 

alias cd=cdr

My ZSH setup, btw, is Oh My ZSH with the fzf, history-substring-search, zsh-autosuggestions and zsh-syntax-highlighting plugins. It's pretty typical.