Perform mkdir and cd using a single command

Sometimes when you create a new directory, you may cd to the new directory 

immediately to perform some work as shown below. 

# mkdir -p /tmp/subdir1/subdir2/subdir3 

 

# cd /tmp/subdir1/subdir2/subdir3 

 

# pwd 

/tmp/subdir1/subdir2/subdir3 

Wouldn’t it be nice to combine both mkdir and cd in a single command? Add 

the following to the .bash_profile and re-login. 

$ vi .bash_profile 

 

function mkdircd () { mkdir -p "$@" && eval cd "\"\$$#\""; } 

Now, perform both mkdir and cd at the same time using a single command as 

shown below: 

# mkdircd /tmp/subdir1/subdir2/subdir3 

 

[Note: This creates the directory and cd to it automatically] 

 

# pwd 

/tmp/subdir1/subdir2/subdir3 

OK CU next time