MKDIR(1)             INTERACTIVE UNIX System             MKDIR(1)



          NAME
               mkdir - make directories

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

          DESCRIPTION
               The mkdir command creates the named directories in mode 777
               [possibly altered by umask(1)].

               Standard entries in a directory (e.g., the files ., for the
               directory itself, and .., for its parent) are made automati-
               cally.  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.

               Two options apply to mkdir:

               -m   This option allows users to specify the mode to be used
                    for new directories.  Choices for modes can be found in
                    chmod(1).

               -p   With this option, mkdir creates dirname by creating all
                    the non-existing parent directories first.

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

                    mkdir -p ltr/jd/jan

          SEE ALSO
               sh(1), rm(1), umask(1).
               intro(2), mkdir(2) in the INTERACTIVE SDS Guide and
               Programmer's Reference Manual.

          DIAGNOSTICS
               The mkdir command returns exit code 0 if all directories
               given in the command line were made successfully.  Other-
               wise, it prints a diagnostic and returns non-zero.  An error
               code is stored in errno.












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