MKDIR(1) — Unix Programmer’s Manual
NAME
mkdir − make directories
SYNOPSIS
mkdir [ −p directory_name ... ]
DESCRIPTION
Mkdir creates the directories named as operands, in the order specified, using mode 0777 modified by the current umask(2).
The options are as follows:
−p Create intermediate directories as required. If this option is not specified, the full path prefix of each operand must already exist.
The user must have write permission in the parent directory.
Mkdir exits 0 if successful, and >0 if an error occurred.
SEE ALSO
STANDARDS
Mkdir is POSIX 1003.2 compliant. This manual page is derived from the POSIX 1003.2 manual page.
2nd Berkeley Distribution — August 16, 1993