One command to create and change directory

Question

I\'m searching for just one command — nothing with && or | — that creates a directory and then immediately cha

Answer 1

You did not say if you want to name the directory yourself.

cd `mktemp -d`

Will create a temp directory and change into it.

Answer 2

I don't think this is possible but to all people wondering what is the easiest way to do that (that I know of) which doesn't require you to create your own script is:

mkdir /myNewDir/
cd !$

This way you don't need to write the name of the new directory twice.

!$ retrieves the last ($) argument of the last command (!).

(There are more useful shortcuts like that, like !!, !* or !startOfACommandInHistory. Search on the net for more information)

Sadly mkdir /myNewDir/ && cd !$ doesn't work: it retrieves the last of argument of the previous command, not the last one of the mkdir command.

Answer 3

mkdir temp ; cd temp ; mv ../temp ../myname

You can alias like this:

alias mkcd 'mkdir temp ; cd temp ; mv ../temp ../'