Unix command to create directory and go into it [closed]

Question

Generally, I've to hit two commands:

$ mkdir dir_name
$ cd dir_name

to create directory and go to it.

Is there single command by using which we can achieve above?

Answer 1

You can add a function in your .bash_profile:

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

And use it like:

mkdircd test_folder

Answer 2

You can combine them both into a single command:

$ mkdir dir_name && cd dir_name

Note that the second half will run only if the first half succeeds. That is, if your directory already exists, it will not change directories.

If you want to change directory regardless, use a semicolon instead:

$ mkdir dir_name; cd dir_name

Answer 3

You can try like this:-

$ mkdir dir_name && cd dir_name

Answer 4

Yes you can do it like this

$ mkdir dir_name && cd dir_name

The shell will interpret && as a logical AND. When using && the second command is executed only if the first one succeeds (returns a zero exit status).