In Zsh, you can used named "directories" (actually it works with normal files too) with tildes for the same effect, except that they must be explicitly defined,

In Zsh, you can used named "directories" (actually it works with normal files too) with tildes for the same effect, except that they must be explicitly defined, so there's no risk of collisions. hash -d e=/bin/echo ~e hello world https://ato.pxeger.com/run?1=m724qjhjwYKlpSVpuhY3lTMSizMUdFMUUm31kzLz9FOTM_K56lIVMlJzcvIVyvOLclIUIEqhOmA6AQ https://ato.pxeger.com/run?1=m724qjhjwYKlpSVpuhY3lTMSizMUdFM...