plan9-mkdir(1)

plan9-mkdir1

Make a directory

Usage

mkdir [-p] [-m mode] dirname ...

Overview

Mkdir creates the specified directories. It requires write permission in the parent directory.

If the -p flag is given, mkdir creates any necessary parent directories and does not complain if the target directory already exists.

The -m flag sets the permissions to be used when creating the directory. The default is 0777.

Source

/src/cmd/mkdir.c

Diagnostics

Mkdir returns null exit status if all directories were successfully made. Otherwise it prints a diagnostic and returns "error" status.

Releases

Unchanged in 2 releases since Debian 6.0 (Squeeze).

  1. 6.0–7

From 9base 1:6-5 in Debian 7 (Wheezy). Parsed by carta from the page's man source.