mkdir(1)							      mkdir(1)

NAME    [Toc]    [Back]

     mkdir - make directories

SYNOPSIS    [Toc]    [Back]

     mkdir [-m mode<b>] [-p] dirname . . .

DESCRIPTION    [Toc]    [Back]

     mkdir creates the specified directories in	mode 777 [possibly altered by
     umask(1)].

     Standard entries in a directory, ., 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
     real user ID and group ID,	respectively.

     The mkdir command has the following options:

     -m		specifies the mode to be used for new directories.  Choices
		for mode can be	found in chmod(1).

     -p		creates	all the	non-existing parent directories	first.

EXAMPLE    [Toc]    [Back]

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

	  mkdir	-p ltr/jd/jan

FILES    [Toc]    [Back]

     /usr/lib/locale/locale<b>/LC_MESSAGES/uxcore.abi
	  language-specific message file [See LANG on environ (5).]

SEE ALSO    [Toc]    [Back]

     sh(1), rm(1), umask(1), intro(2), mkdir(2), mkdirp(3G)

DIAGNOSTICS    [Toc]    [Back]

     mkdir returns exit	code 0 if all directories given	in the command line
     were made successfully.  Otherwise, it prints a diagnostic	and returns
     non-zero.


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