MKDIR(1)              (Essential Utilities)              MKDIR(1)



  NAME
       mkdir - make directories

  SYNOPSIS
       mkdir [ -m mode ]  [ -p] dirname ...

  DESCRIPTION
       mkdir creates the named directories in mode 777 (possibly
       altered by umask(1)).

       Standard entries in a directory (e.g., the files ., for the
       directory itself, and .., for its parent) are made
       automatically.  mkdir cannot create these entries by name.
       Creation of a directory requires write permission in the
       parent directory.

       The owner ID and group ID of the new directories are set to
       the process's effective user ID and group ID, respectively.

       Two options apply to mkdir:

       -m   This option allows users to specify the mode to be used
            for new directories.  Choices for modes can be found in
            chmod(1).

       -p   With this option, mkdir creates dirname by creating all
            the non-existing parent directories first.

  EXAMPLE
       To create the subdirectory structure ltr/jd/jan, type:

            mkdir -p ltr/jd/jan

  SEE ALSO
       sh(1), rm(1), umask(1).
       intro(2), mkdir(2) in the Programmer's Reference Manual.

  DIAGNOSTICS
       mkdir returns exit code 0 if all directories given in the
       command line were made successfully.  Otherwise, it prints a


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       diagnostic and returns non-zero.  An error code is stored in
       errno.








































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