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Name

mkdir - make directories

Synopsis

mkdir [OPTION] DIRECTORY...

Description

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

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

Reporting Bugs

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

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.


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