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Products that do what Z shell configuration, zsh startup files, when they load, what they do does

1. 1ZZ
   Zectl – ZFS Boot Environment Manager for Linux▲119

   2020 · ramsdenj.com

2. 2DA
   Def – A zsh plugin for default folder behavior▲5

   2022 · github.com

3. 3CS
   Cloud Storage with ZFS send and receive over SSH▲59

   2015 · rsync.net

4. 4BR
   Bashfs – Run commands as your filesystem▲97

   2019 · github.com

5. 5
   Smarter Shell History for Zsh▲16

   Smarter shell history for Zsh. Contribute to overflowy/zhist development by creating an account on GitHub.

   25d ago · github.com

6. 6
   File Sentinel▲122

   Shell history & file monitoring sync

   2025

7. 7VA
   View and diff files in ZFS snapshots▲50

   2014 · github.com

8. 8CD
   Completion daemon for {bash,zsh} that detects `–help` usage▲33

   2020 · github.com

9. 9
   superfile▲188

   A modern, visual file manager for the terminal

   Jul 2026 · superfile.dev

10. 10
    zmd▲128

    Access handy utilities in your terminal

    2023

11. 11ZP
    ZSH plugin every developer should use▲9

    Hey HN, if you are a developer you will probably know the following situation: You are going to a certain project directory and then you are searching for this one command which was specific to this project or you just want to go through the last commands you typed into your shell while you were working in this directory. If you ever had this problem and are using Zsh, you should check out this zsh plugin I wrote: https://github.com/tymm/directory-history Let me know what you think!

    2014

12. 12MB
    Minimal build system using just /bin/sh▲100

    2017 · notabug.org

13. 13ZJ
    Z-Jail – A 130 KB Linux sandbox-C99 with 7 defense layers and zero deps▲23

    Jul 2026 · github.com

14. 14ZU
    ZFS utils to mirror snapshots and apply retention▲28

    2015 · github.com

15. 15
    Zync▲8

    Local-first SSH workspace - local shells and remote servers

    19d ago · zync.thesudoer.in

16. 16LS
    Lockdown.sh Simple shell script for locking down new linux installs▲51

    2020 · github.com

17. 17SA
    Setup a fancy development environment ... on a linux system console▲61

    2012 · klaig.blogspot.be

18. 18C6
    Cloud 66 Docker toolset for running Docker in production from a to Z▲31

    2015 · blog.cloud66.com

19. 19ST
    Startup Tools (and who actually uses them)▲54

    2011 · b2brev.com

20. 20ZR
    ZFS+Rsync = Time Machine in the cloud▲16

    2011 · blog.strongspace.com

21. 21SA
    S – a tool for ssh like z for cd▲35

    2015 · github.com

22. 22PM
    PRLibs, madlibs to create press releases for startups▲28

    I learned Flask, Python, Uwsgi, and Nginx configuration in order to make this happen. Oh and if you're feeling generous, you can buy them for $2 a pop: https://prlibs.com/nocc

    2012 · prlibs.com

23. 23IM
    I made a dual-bootable NixBSD (NixOS and FreeBSD) image▲9

    I've been working on getting NixBSD (Nix package manager + FreeBSD) to boot alongside NixOS on a shared ZFS pool. The result is a <2GB disk image you can try in QEMU or virt-manager. What works: - GRUB chainloads FreeBSD's bootloader - Both systems share a ZFS pool - Everything is defined in a single Nix flake - Fully reproducible builds (some dependencies are now cached on Cachix) Planned: - Support native compilation of NixBSD (currently cross-compiled on Linux) - Many shortcuts were taken to get this working, needs lots of cleanup - Add a semi-automated installer like nixos-wizard Try it:…

    Jan 2026 · github.com

24. 24ZA
    zcrun – a minimal Linux container runtime in Zig▲5

    2024 · github.com

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