# z > Tracks the most used (by frequency) directories and enables quickly navigating to them using string patterns or `regex`. > More information: . - Go to a directory that contains `string` in the name: `z string` - Go to a directory that contains `string1` and then `string2`: `z string1 string2` - Go to the highest-ranked directory matching `string`: `z -r string` - Go to the most recently accessed directory matching `string`: `z -t string` - List all directories in `z`'s database matching `string`: `z -l string` - Remove the current directory from `z`'s database: `z -x` - Restrict matches to subdirectories of the current directory: `z -c {{string}}`