NAME

mkdir − make a directory

SYNOPSIS

mkdir dirname ... 

HP-UX COMPATIBILITY

Level: HP-UX/NUCLEUS

Origin: System V

Native Language Support:
8−bit filenames.

DESCRIPTION

Mkdir creates specified directories in mode 777 (possibly altered by umask(1)). Standard entries, ., for the directory itself, and .., for its parent, are made automatically. 

Mkdir requires write permission in the parent directory. 

SEE ALSO

sh(1), rm(1), umask(1). 

DIAGNOSTICS

Mkdir returns exit code 0 if all directories were successfully made; otherwise, it prints a diagnostic and returns non-zero. 

Hewlett-Packard  —  last mod. May 11, 2021