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What is 'frecency'?

'Frecency' is a clever combination of 'frequency' and 'recency'. It is a scoring system that prioritises items you use often and items you have used recently. In the story, 'zoxide' uses frecency to predict which directory you want to jump to, making navigation much faster and more intuitive than typing out long, exact paths every time.

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Replace old `cd` command with `zoxide` for faster Linux navigation

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