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Per directory history #5336
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- I have searched Warp feature requests and there are no duplicates
Describe the solution you'd like?
Warp is amazing, but there is one feature that I miss from zsh: Per directory history. I used to have this set up via https://github.com/jimhester/per-directory-history. It would allow you to have a history of commands that were ran from inside a specific directory, and would also allow you to switch to global history as needed with ^G. I hardly ever used the global history though.
If this is selected for implementation, one variation from jimhester's implementation that would be great, is for the directory history to be updated in realtime between multiplexed windows.
I have found 2 similar feature requests
#2932 - this seems to have been neglected due to Workflows as an alternative, however Workflows look like a hassle. The easiest way to use this feature is simply with Up/Down arrows and nothing else.
#4987 - similar, but suggests using Alt-Left/Right arrows which I strongly disagree with because you'd loose the IDE-style navigation between words.
A workable alternative is to somehow allow zsh plugins to be installed, that way I could simply switch back to https://github.com/jimhester/per-directory-history
Is your feature request related to a problem? Please describe.
This is very useful when working with git from inside project directories.
Additional context
See https://github.com/jimhester/per-directory-history
How important is this feature to you?
4
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snez commentedon Sep 28, 2024
Adding more duplicates found:
#2193 #2582
edgardmello commentedon Oct 23, 2026
Picking this up: I opened a spec PR with a product + tech spec for directory-scoped up-arrow history (opt-in setting, off by default, with a Ctrl+G toggle back to global history, mirroring the zsh per-directory-history plugin) — see #16636. Feedback on the design there is welcome; implementation would follow on the same PR once the specs are approved.