mkdir(1)                 USER COMMANDS                   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 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 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.














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