NAME

mkdir − make a directory

SYNOPSIS

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

DESCRIPTION

­Mkdir creates the specified directories.  It requires write permission in the parent directory. 

If the ­-p flag is given, ­mkdir creates any necessary parent directories and does not complain if the target directory already exists. 

The ­-m flag sets the permissions to be used when creating the directory.  The default is 0777. 

SEE ALSO

rm(1)
cd in rc(1)

SOURCE

­/sys/src/cmd/mkdir.c

DIAGNOSTICS

­Mkdir returns null exit status if all directories were successfully made.  Otherwise it prints a diagnostic and returns ­"error" status. 

Plan 9  —  April 21, 2004