diff --git a/templates/zshrc.zsh-template b/templates/zshrc.zsh-template
index 154208ba..9d2bec64 100644
--- a/templates/zshrc.zsh-template
+++ b/templates/zshrc.zsh-template
@@ -109,6 +109,13 @@ fp() {
     done
 }
 
+mkcd ()
+{
+    mkdir -p -- "$1" &&
+    cd -P -- "$1"
+}
+alias timestamp="date +%s"
+
 alias wn="watch -n"
 fpath=(~/.zsh/completion $fpath)
 autoload -Uz compinit && compinit -i