MKDIR(1)                                                 MKDIR(1)



     NAME
          mkdir - make directories

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

     DESCRIPTION
          mkdir 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
          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.

          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 Programmer's Reference Manual.

     DIAGNOSTICS
          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.  An error code is stored in
          errno.

     ORIGIN
          AT&T V.3










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