NAME

	mkdir – make a directory

SYNOPSIS

	mkdir [ −p ] [ −m mode ] dirname ...

DESCRIPTION

	Mkdir creates the specified directories. It requires write permission in the parent directory. If the −p flag is given, mkdir creates any necessary parent directories and does not complain if the target directory already exists. The −m flag sets the permissions to be used when creating the directory. The default is 0777.

SEE ALSO

	rm(1) cd in rc(1)

SOURCE

	/usr/local/plan9/src/cmd/mkdir.c

DIAGNOSTICS

	Mkdir returns null exit status if all directories were successfully made. Otherwise it prints a diagnostic and returns "error" status.