Linux tip for DevOps💡: how to create a directory and move into it with one command.

In this short article, I will share with you the way you can create a directory and move into it with one command.

I will use my Ubuntu 22.04 server to demonstrate this.

Instead of doing this:

mkdir mydir
cd mydir

Do the following:

• Use any editor you want to add the mkcd function to the bottom of the bashrc file.

# edit the bashrc file
vim ~/.bashrc

# add the mkcd function to the bottom of the file
function mkcd {
 if [ ! -n "$1" ]; then
 echo "Enter mkcd followed by a directory name"
 elif [ -d $1 ]; then
 echo "\`$1' already exists"
 else
 mkdir $1 && cd $1
 fi
}

# save the file and exit

• Reload the bashrc settings by executing the following command:

. ~/.bashrc

• Call the mkcd function next time you need to create a folder.

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