Frequently Asked Questions
For other questions, see bottom on how to contact me.
General Questions
Why not use cd + autocomplete?
Autocomplete is great, but sometimes it can get annoying with lots of similar named folders.
cwd/
folder_ab/ <-- Target
folder_ba/
folder_ac/
ab_folder/
In this scenario, you'd have to press tab multiple times and see what was autocompleted. With lacy, you can just type y foab.
In some cases, autocomplete is still useful. Lacy still offers that autocomplete.
Why not use Z (zoxide or similar tools)?
These tools are great and a great inspiration for lacy, but the goal of lacy is to have a tool that you can use from the first second and in unknown environments, which e.g. Zoxide doesn't, as it first has to learn your behavior.
Technical Questions
Can I change the default lacy key?
Default is y, but you can easily change it by modifying the lacy init shell command.
You can change it by passing the --cmd option, e.g. lacy init zsh --cmd c sets it to c.
See shell options for all available options.
Can I use my own selector instead of the built in one?
Yes! For example, you may want to use fzf.
You can easily do that by passing the --custom-fuzzy option to lacy init shell, e.g. lacy init zsh --custom-fuzzy fzf.
See shell options for all available options.
Why does it need a shell script?
It is needed because you can't change the directory without using cd. So the shell script just executes cd if needed.
How can I use both Lacy and z/zoxide?
If you have cd aliased to z, then it should work as long as the Lacy shell eval is below the z eval.
If not, run lacy init <shell> and manually add the result to your shell config. Then, replace the cd's with z.
Other Questions
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