MKDIR
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NAME
mkdir
- make directories
SYNOPSIS
[-p
]
[-m mode
]
directory_name ...
DESCRIPTION
creates the directories named as operands, in the order specified,
using mode
rwxrwxrwx (0777)
as modified by the current
umask(2).
The options are as follows:
- -m
-
Set the file permission bits of the final created directory to
the specified mode.
The mode argument can be in any of the formats specified to the
chmod(1)
utility.
If a symbolic mode is specified, the operation characters
``+''
and
``-''
are interpreted relative to an initial mode of
``a=rwx''
- -p
-
Create intermediate directories as required.
If this option is not specified, the full path prefix of each
operand must already exist.
Intermediate directories are created with permission bits of
rwxrwxrwx (0777)
as modified by the current umask, plus write and search
permission for the owner. Do not consider it an error if the
argument directory already exists.
The user must have write permission in the parent directory.
exits 0 if successful, and >0 if an error occurred.
SEE ALSO
chmod(1),
rmdir(1),
umask(2)
STANDARDS
The
utility is expected to be
St -p1003.2
compatible.
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