Smarter Shell History for Zsh
Smarter shell history for Zsh. Contribute to overflowy/zhist development by creating an account on GitHub.
In plain words
Zhist is a shell history tool for Zsh written in Go that replaces the standard history file with a more contextual alternative. It records commands along with their working directory, exit status, and duration. The integrated fzf picker displays this context visually, showing failed commands in red and command duration for each entry. Users can toggle between global history and directory-specific history with a single keystroke. It's designed for developers who want deeper visibility into their command history.
written from the facts on this page · September 2026
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A shell history tool for zsh, written in Go. It records every command with its working directory, exit status, and duration. It replaces the zsh history file as the persistent store. Native zsh history stores a command and a timestamp, nothing else. zhist stores context: where you ran a command, whether it failed, and how long it took. The fzf picker uses that context. Failed commands show in red, and each entry shows its duration. One key toggles between global history and the current directory's history. go install github.com/overflowy/zhist@latest zinit, downloading the binary from GitHub releases: zinit ice from " gh-r " as " program " zinit light overflowy/zhist Requires fzf 0.45 or…from github.com
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