.z file not getting created

[JoeIngle]

The .z database file isn't getting initialised on my machine. I can't work out why not.

I've put z.sh in my $HOME/.local/bin and sourced it in .bashrc, however, nothing happens when I navigate around in the shell and no .z file gets created at the default $HOME/.z location?

[JoeIngle]

Just to add to this, if I source z.sh directly from the terminal it then works, if I source it from within .bashrc it doesn't.

[Lockszmith-GH]

Not the maintainer, and not sure why, but here is how I would troubleshoot -

before your source it, run:

set -x

don't forget to add

set +x

What this will do, is show the output of every command afterwards. I would put an echo before and after, this should help you identify where things are going arye.

[MadHatterENV]

same issue here on fresh debian12 installation, bash v5.2.15-1, with starship prompt