## 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

-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

GNU coreutils online help: <http://www.gnu.org/software/coreutils/>
Report mkdir translation bugs to <http://translationproject.org/team/>

## COPYRIGHT

Copyright © 2014 Free Software Foundation, Inc. License GPLv3+: GNU GPL version 3 or later <http://gnu.org/licenses/gpl.html>.
This is free software: you are free to change and redistribute it. There is NO WARRANTY, to the extent permitted by law.

## SEE ALSO

mkdir(2)

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