| 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
| `/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.