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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 file mode (as in chmod), not a=rwx − umask

−p, −−parents

no error if existing, make parent directories as needed

−v, −−verbose

print a message for each created directory

−Z, −−context[=CTX]

set the SELinux security context of each created directory to default type or to CTX if specified

−−help

display this help and exit

−−version

output version information and exit

GNU coreutils online help: <http://www.gnu.org/software/coreutils/> Report mkdir translation bugs to <http://translationproject.org/team/>

AUTHOR

Written by David MacKenzie.

SEE ALSO

mkdir(2)

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 coreutils 'mkdir invocation'

should give you access to the complete manual.

COPYRIGHT

Copyright © 2013 Free Software Foundation, Inc. License GPLv3+: GNU GPL version 3 or later <http://gnu.org/licenses/gpl.html>.

This is free software: you are free to change and redistribute it. There is NO WARRANTY, to the extent permitted by law.