1 .TH MKDIR 1
2 .SH NAME
3 mkdir \- make a directory
4 .SH SYNOPSIS
5 .B mkdir
6 [
7 .B -p
8 ] [
9 .B -m
10 . I mode
11 ]
12 .I dirname ...
13 .SH DESCRIPTION
14 .I Mkdir
15 creates the specified directories.
16 It
17 requires write permission in the parent directory.
18 .PP
19 If the
20 .B -p
21 flag is given,
22 .I mkdir
23 creates any necessary parent directories
24 and does not complain if the target directory already exists.
25 .PP
26 The
27 .B -m
28 flag sets the permissions to be used when creating the directory.
29 The default is 0777.
30 .SH "SEE ALSO"
31 .MR rm (1)
32 .br
33 .IR cd
34 in
35 .MR rc (1)
36 .SH SOURCE
37 .B \*9/src/cmd/mkdir.c
38 .SH DIAGNOSTICS
39 .I Mkdir
40 returns null exit status if all directories were successfully made.
41 Otherwise it prints a diagnostic and returns
42 .B \&"error"
43 status.