Create a directory and cd into it with one command

I don't know about you but I tend to create directories from terminal often, and when I do, cding into them is the first thing I'll do after creating the directory.

This is what it usually looks like

mkdir -p foo/bar/baz
cd foo/bar/baz

This can get quite verbose. You may have also tried this pro tip:

mkdir -p foo/bar/baz
cd !$ # press <TAB> to expand !$ to the last argument of the previous command

But I think this can be even simpler and easier. Add the following to your .zshrc or .bashrc:

mkcd() {
  mkdir -p $1 && cd $1
}

Now source .zshrc/.bashrc and simply run:

mkcd foo/bar/baz

BOOM 💥

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