NAME

mkdir − make a directory

SYNOPSIS

mkdir [ −p ] dirname...

DESCRIPTION

mkdir creates directories.  Standard entries, ‘.’, for the directory itself, and ‘..’ for its parent, are made automatically. 

The −p flag allows missing parent directories to be created as needed. 

With the exception of the set-gid bit, the current umask(2V) setting determines the mode in which directories are created.  The new directory inherits the set-gid bit of the parent directory.  Modes may be modified after creation by using chmod(1V). 

mkdir requires write permission in the parent directory. 

SEE ALSO

chmod(1V), rm(1), mkdir(2V), umask(2V)

Solbourne Computer, Inc.  —  22 August 1989