yazi/How To/cd to a directory on yazi exit

• via https://yazi-rs.github.io/docs/quick-start#shell-wrapper

  • We suggest using this y shell wrapper that provides the ability to change the current working directory when exiting Yazi.
    

  • add this to zsh/.zshrc
    • zsh

      function y() {
      	local tmp="$(mktemp -t "yazi-cwd.XXXXXX")" cwd
      	command yazi "$@" --cwd-file="$tmp"
      	IFS= read -r -d '' cwd < "$tmp"
      	[ "$cwd" != "$PWD" ] && [ -d "$cwd" ] && builtin cd -- "$cwd"
      	rm -f -- "$tmp"
      }

  • Then use y instead of yazi to start, and press q to quit, you'll see the CWD changed. Sometimes, you don't want to change, press Q to quit.
    

  • My Notes
    • they have sample setups for Shells including:
      • Bash
      • zsh
      • Nushell
      • POSIX
      • PowerShell
      • Windows/Command/Prompt
      • Xonsh
    • I've only recently started hearing about Nushell, and this is the first time I've ever heard of Xonsh.