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 mkdir(CMD)                      19 June 1992                      mkdir(CMD)


 Name

    mkdir (md) - create a directory

 Syntax


    mkdir [drive:]path md [drive:]path


 Description

    You can use the mkdir command to create a multilevel directory structure.

 Parameters


    drive:  Specifies the drive on which you want to create the new direc-
            tory.

    path    Specifies the name and location of the new directory.  The max-
            imum length of any single path from the root directory to the
            final directory is 63 characters, including backslashes (\).


 Examples

    Suppose you want to create a directory on the disk in the current drive
    and use the directory to store all your tax information.  To create a
    directory named TAXES, type the following command:

       mkdir \taxes


    Now suppose that the TAXES directory is the current directory and that
    you want to create a subdirectory of TAXES named PROPERTY.  To create the
    PROPERTY directory, type the following command:

       mkdir property


 Related commands

    For information about deleting a directory, see the rmdir(CMD) command.

    For information about changing directories, see the chdir(CMD) command.