mkdir - Make Directories

mkdir.man

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MKDIR(1)                                                                                                  User Commands                                                                                                 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 file mode (as in chmod), not a=rwx - umask

       -p, --parents
              no error if existing, make parent directories as needed, with their file modes unaffected by any -m option.

       -v, --verbose
              print a message for each created directory

       -Z     set SELinux security context of each created directory to the default type

       --context[=CTX]
              like -Z, or if CTX is specified then set the SELinux or SMACK security context to CTX

       --help display this help and exit

       --version
              output version information and exit

AUTHOR
       Written by David MacKenzie.

REPORTING BUGS
       GNU coreutils online help: <https://www.gnu.org/software/coreutils/>
       Report any translation bugs to <https://translationproject.org/team/>

COPYRIGHT
       Copyright © 2022 Free Software Foundation, Inc.  License GPLv3+: GNU GPL version 3 or later <https://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.

SEE ALSO
       mkdir(2)

       Full documentation <https://www.gnu.org/software/coreutils/mkdir>
       or available locally via: info '(coreutils) mkdir invocation'

GNU coreutils 9.1                                                                                         January 2024                                                                                                  MKDIR(1)

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Title: mkdir - Make Directories

Summary

This manual page describes the `mkdir` command, used to create directories. It outlines the syntax, options (like setting file modes, creating parent directories, verbose output, and SELinux context), author, bug reporting, copyright information, and related commands. It also provides links to full documentation.