Section 1 · User commands

mkdir.1

Package: coreutils-common

MKDIR

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NAME

mkdir − make directories

SYNOPSIS

mkdir [OPTION]… DIRECTORY…

DESCRIPTION

Create the DIRECTORY(ies), if they do not already exist.

Mandatory arguments to long options are mandatory for short options too. **
−m**, −−mode=MODE

set file mode (as in chmod), not a=rwx − umask

−p, −−parents

no error if existing, make parent directories as needed, with their file modes unaffected by any −m option.

−v, −−verbose

print a message for each created directory


	−Z		set SELinux security context of each created directory to the default type

−−context[=CTX]

like −Z, or if CTX is specified then set the SELinux or SMACK security context to CTX


	−−help		display this help and exit

−−version

output version information and exit

AUTHOR

Written by David MacKenzie.

REPORTING BUGS

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COPYRIGHT

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This is free software: you are free to change and redistribute it. There is NO WARRANTY, to the extent permitted by law.