MKDIR(1) MKDIR(1)
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
/sys/src/cmd/mkdir.c
DIAGNOSTICS
Mkdir returns null exit status if all directories were suc-
cessfully made. Otherwise it prints a diagnostic and
returns "error" status.
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