| .TH MKDIR 1 | |
| .SH NAME | |
| mkdir \- make a directory | |
| .SH SYNOPSIS | |
| .B mkdir | |
| [ | |
| .B -p | |
| ] [ | |
| .B -m | |
| . I mode | |
| ] | |
| .I dirname ... | |
| .SH DESCRIPTION | |
| .I Mkdir | |
| creates the specified directories. | |
| It | |
| requires write permission in the parent directory. | |
| .PP | |
| If the | |
| .B -p | |
| flag is given, | |
| .I mkdir | |
| creates any necessary parent directories | |
| and does not complain if the target directory already exists. | |
| .PP | |
| The | |
| .B -m | |
| flag sets the permissions to be used when creating the directory. | |
| The default is 0777. | |
| .SH "SEE ALSO" | |
| .IR rm (1) | |
| .br | |
| .IR cd | |
| in | |
| .IR rc (1) | |
| .SH SOURCE | |
| .B \*9/src/cmd/mkdir.c | |
| .SH DIAGNOSTICS | |
| .I Mkdir | |
| returns null exit status if all directories were successfully made. | |
| Otherwise it prints a diagnostic and returns | |
| .B \&"error" | |
| status. |