Comments on: Hack 3. Perform mkdir and cd using a single command

Comments on: Hack 3. Perform mkdir and cd using a single command http://linux.101hacks.com/cd-command/mkdir-and-cd-together/ Free eBook to Build a Strong Foundation in UNIX / Linux Sun, 08 Aug 2010 06:48:15 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 By: Smok Wawelski http://linux.101hacks.com/cd-command/mkdir-and-cd-together/comment-page-1/#comment-4 Smok Wawelski Thu, 14 Jan 2010 14:09:30 +0000 http://linux.101hacks.com/?p=48#comment-4 Why don't You use <code>mkdir -p "$@" && cd $_;</code> instead of <code>mkdir -p "$@" && eval cd "\"\$$#\"";</code> ? Isn't it a bit clumsy? Why don’t You use
mkdir -p "$@" && cd $_;
instead of
mkdir -p "$@" && eval cd "\"\$$#\"";
? Isn’t it a bit clumsy?

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