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mkdir - mkdir

NAME  SYNOPSIS  DESCRIPTION  Arguments:  OPTIONS 

NAME

mkdir − mkdir

SYNOPSIS

mkdir [OPTION]... DIRECTORY...

DESCRIPTION

Create the given DIRECTORY(ies) if they do not exist

Arguments:

<dirs>...

OPTIONS

−m, −−mode <mode>

set file mode (not implemented on windows)

−p, −−parents

make parent directories as needed

−v, −−verbose

print a message for each printed 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

−h, −−help

Print help

−V, −−version

Print version

Each MODE is of the form [ugoa]*([−+=]([rwxXst]*|[ugo]))+|[−+=]?[0−7]+.


Updated 2026-06-01 - jenkler.se | uex.se