[TheEskimo]

https://github.com/clvv/fasd

I used to use z, but I've since switched to fasd. It's much like z, but also so much better. In addition to being able to do "z <part of directory>" you can do "f <part of file>". So, for example, if I've got a rails project I've worked on a lot recently I know its config.ru is high on frecency, so I'll just do "vim `f config`" to edit that file. If I want a file that's not so recent I can always do "vim `f -i config`" to pick from a list of files.

fasd is leaps and bounds above z in functionality, and I've thoroughly enjoyed using it.

[wrboyce]

If you alias `v` to `f -e vim` then you can `v config` and `v -i config`.

[csharpminor]

Thanks for this. I've been using z and like it quite a bit, but I'm always open to ways to improve my workflow.

[kinleyd]

I put z and fasd through their paces, and out of the box z works very intuitively. I like it. fasd takes a little more to get used to, but I'm going to put it through a full try out. Let's see if the additional features make it worth the while. In either case, thanks all for a great thread.

[kinleyd]

fasd is z on steroids. Fantastic tool.