mkdir (1)





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.

mkdir (coreutils) 4.5.3          February 2003                        mkdir(1)