diff --git a/lib/directories.zsh b/lib/directories.zsh
index 56d7a2316..bb114f615 100644
--- a/lib/directories.zsh
+++ b/lib/directories.zsh
@@ -36,5 +36,9 @@ cd () {
 
 alias md='mkdir -p'
 alias rd=rmdir
+alias d='dirs -v'
 
-alias d='dirs -v'
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+# mkdir & cd to it
+function mcd() { 
+  mkdir -p "$1" && cd "$1"; 
+}
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