diff --git a/bash/.bashrc b/bash/.bashrc
index bdb2b31..a561eac 100644
--- a/bash/.bashrc
+++ b/bash/.bashrc
@@ -140,4 +140,9 @@ ex ()
 }
 # <<< Archive extraction <<<
 
-
+# >>> cd shortcuts >>>
+# "mkcd" to mkdir and then cd into the result
+mkcd() { mkdir "$@"&&cd "$@";}
+# "cdls" to cd and ls in one go
+cdls() { cd "$@"&&ls;}
+# <<< cd shortcuts <<<