mkdir

File Management

Create new directories

Options & Flags

Available options for this command

-p

Create parent directories as needed

-v

Verbose output

-m mode

Set file mode (permissions)

Examples

Common usage examples

Create a directory named mydir

mkdir mydir

Create nested directories

mkdir -p parent/child/grandchild

Create directory with specific permissions

mkdir -m 755 mydir

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