@@ -0,0 +1,30 @@+# source: https://github.com/ansemjo/dotfiles/blob/debfb84d2574985daeac0d85a66002081b59a569/fish/functions/tmpdir.fish
+function tmp --description "Create and switch into an emphemeral directory"
+
+    # create a tmpdir and cd into it
+    set -l tmpdir (mktemp --tmpdir -d tmpdir-XXXXXX)
+    cd $tmpdir; and echo >&2 \
+        (set_color yellow)"tmpdir:" $tmpdir "will be removed on exit" \
+        (set_color normal)
+
+    # spawn a new shell, store the exit status and return to previous dir
+    fish $argv
+    set -l ret $status
+    cd $dirprev[-1]
+
+    # after exit, check if there are mounts inside tmpdir
+    if test -e /etc/mtab && awk '{ print $2 }' /etc/mtab | grep $tmpdir
+        echo >&2 \
+            (set_color red)"refusing to purge $tmpdir due to mounts!" \
+            (set_color normal)
+    else
+        # if clear, purge directory
+        echo >&2 \
+            (set_color red)"purge $tmpdir ..." \
+            (set_color normal)
+        rm -rf $tmpdir
+    end
+
+    # return subshell exit status
+    return $ret
+end