---
name: "mmkdir"
section: "1"
platform: "linux"
package: "mblaze"
version: "1.1-1"
release: "Debian 13 (Trixie)"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/mmkdir"
---

# mmkdir(1)

create new maildir folders

## NAME

**mmkdir** – create new maildir folders

## SYNOPSIS

**mmkdir** *dir ...*

## DESCRIPTION

**mmkdir** creates new maildir folders.

Parent directories are created as needed, and attempting to create an existing maildir is not an error.

New maildir folders are created with mode 0700, i.e. readable and writable by the owner only.

## EXIT STATUS

The **mmkdir** utility exits 0 on success, and \>0 if an error occurs.

## SEE ALSO

[mkdir(1)](/mkdir/1.md)

*Using maildir format:* **https://cr.yp.to/proto/maildir.html**

## AUTHORS

Leah Neukirchen ⟨*leah@vuxu.org*⟩

## CAVEATS

**mmkdir** does not support maildir++, you need to transform nested maildir++ folder names yourself.

## LICENSE

**mmkdir** is in the public domain.

To the extent possible under law, the creator of this work has waived all copyright and related or neighboring rights to this work.

**http://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/**