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# Change To That New Directory
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The `$_` variable provided by bash is always set to the last argument of the
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previous command. One handy use of this is for changing directories into a
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newly created directory.
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```bash
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$ mkdir new_dir && cd $_
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```
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This command will leave you in your newly created directory, `new_dir`.
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We can imagine using this bash variable in a number of similar scenarios as
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well. What if we are using some language specific command that creates a
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directory? Will it work with create a new Phoenix or Rails project?
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It sure will.
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Give it a try with Phoenix:
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```bash
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mix phx.new my_app && cd $_
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```
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or with Rails:
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```bash
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rails new app && cd $_
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```
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[source](http://tldp.org/LDP/Bash-Beginners-Guide/html/sect_03_02.html)
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