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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

Written by David MacKenzie.

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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 documentationhttps://www.gnu.org/software/coreutils/mkdir
or available locally via: info '(coreutils) mkdir invocation'