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MKDIR

Section: FSF (1)
Updated: February 2003
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NAME

mkdir - make directories

SYNOPSIS

mkdir [OPTION] DIRECTORY...

DESCRIPTION

Create the DIRECTORY(ies), if they do not already exist.

Mandatory arguments to long options are mandatory for short options too.

-m, --mode=MODE: set permission mode (as in chmod), not rwxrwxrwx - umask
-p, --parents: no error if existing, make parent directories as needed
-v, --verbose: print a message for each created directory
--help: display this help and exit
--version: output version information and exit

AUTHOR

Written by David MacKenzie.

REPORTING BUGS

Report bugs to <bug-coreutils@gnu.org>.

COPYRIGHT

Copyright © 2002 Free Software Foundation, Inc.
This is free software; see the source for copying conditions. There is NO warranty; not even for MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.

SEE ALSO

The full documentation for mkdir is maintained as a Texinfo manual. If the info and mkdir programs are properly installed at your site, the command

: info mkdir

should give you access to the complete manual.

Addition information is available on the The mkdir Command page on the The Linux Information Project website.

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September 23, 2005 by The Linux Information Project