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MKDIR(1)			User Commands			     MKDIR(1)



NAME
       mkdir - make directories

SYNOPSIS
       mkdir [OPTION] DIRECTORY...

DESCRIPTION
       Create the DIRECTORY(ies), if they do not already exist.

       Mandatory  arguments  to	 long options are mandatory for short options
       too.

       -Z, --context=CONTEXT (SELinux) set security context to CONTEXT

       -m, --mode=MODE
	      set permission mode (as in chmod), not rwxrwxrwx - umask

       -p, --parents
	      no error if existing, make parent directories as needed

       -v, --verbose
	      print a message for each created directory

       --help display this help and exit

       --version
	      output version information and exit

AUTHOR
       Written by David MacKenzie.

REPORTING BUGS
       Report bugs to .

COPYRIGHT
       Copyright (C) 2004 Free Software Foundation, Inc.
       This is free software; see the source for copying  conditions.	There
       is NO warranty; not even for MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICU-
       LAR PURPOSE.

SEE ALSO
       The full documentation for mkdir is maintained as  a  Texinfo  manual.
       If  the	info  and mkdir programs are properly installed at your site,
       the command

	      info coreutils mkdir

       should give you access to the complete manual.



mkdir (coreutils) 5.2.1		  March 2004			     MKDIR(1)


UNIX/Linux commands referenced on this page:
  1. make
  2. as
  3. display
  4. free
  5. at
  6. info