1MKDIR(1)                    General Commands Manual                   MKDIR(1)
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NAME

6       mkdir - make directories
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SYNOPSIS

9       mkdir [ -p directory_name ... ]
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DESCRIPTION

12       Mkdir  creates  the  directories named as operands, in the order speci‐
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15       The options are as follows:
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17       -p     Create intermediate directories as required.  If this option  is
18              not specified, the full path prefix of each operand must already
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21       The user must have write permission in the parent directory.
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23       Mkdir exits 0 if successful, and >0 if an error occurred.
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SEE ALSO

26       rmdir(1)
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STANDARDS

29       Mkdir is POSIX 1003.2 compliant.  This manual page is derived from  the
30       POSIX 1003.2 manual page.
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343rd Berkeley Distribution       August 16, 1993                       MKDIR(1)