mkdir
make directories
- Provided by: gnu-coreutils (Version: 9.7-3ubuntu2)
- Source: coreutils
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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.
REPORTING BUGS
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SEE ALSO
Full documentation
<https://www.gnu.org/software/coreutils/mkdir>
or available locally via: info '(coreutils) mkdir invocation'
Packaged by Ubuntu (9.7-3ubuntu2)
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License GPLv3+: GNU GPL version 3 or later
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This is free software: you are free to change and redistribute it.
There is NO WARRANTY, to the extent permitted by law.