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.

-m, --mode=MODE
    set file mode (as in chmod), not a=rwx - umask

-p, --parents
    no error if existing, make parent directories as needed, with their file modes unaffected by any -m option

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

--help
    display this help and exit

--version
    output version information and exit

AUTHOR
Written by David MacKenzie.

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SEE ALSO
mkdir(2)

Full documentation <https://www.gnu.org/software/coreutils/mkdir>
or available locally via: info '(coreutils) mkdir invocation'

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