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35.\" @(#)mkdir.1 8.2 (Berkeley) 1/25/94
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35.\" @(#)mkdir.1 8.2 (Berkeley) 1/25/94
36.\" $Id$
36.\"
37.Dd January 25, 1994
38.Dt MKDIR 1
39.Os
40.Sh NAME
41.Nm mkdir
42.Nd make directories
43.Sh SYNOPSIS
44.Nm mkdir
45.Op Fl p
46.Op Fl m Ar mode
47.Ar directory_name ...
48.Sh DESCRIPTION
49.Nm Mkdir
50creates the directories named as operands, in the order specified,
51using mode
52.Li rwxrwxrwx (\&0777)
53as modified by the current
54.Xr umask 2 .
55.Pp
56The options are as follows:
57.Pp
58.Bl -tag -width indent
59.It Fl m
60Set the file permission bits of the final created directory to
61the specified mode.
62The mode argument can be in any of the formats specified to the
63.Xr chmod 1
64command.
65If a symbolic mode is specified, the operation characters
66.Dq +
67and
68.Dq -
69are interpreted relative to an initial mode of
70.Dq a=rwx .
71.It Fl p
72Create intermediate directories as required.
73If this option is not specified, the full path prefix of each
74operand must already exist.
75Intermediate directories are created with permission bits of
76.Li rwxrwxrwx (\&0777)
77as modified by the current umask, plus write and search
78permission for the owner.
79.El
80.Pp
81The user must have write permission in the parent directory.
82.Pp
83.Nm Mkdir
84exits 0 if successful, and >0 if an error occurred.
85.Sh SEE ALSO
86.Xr rmdir 1
87.Sh STANDARDS
88The
89.Nm mkdir
90utility is expected to be
91.St -p1003.2
92compatible.
37.\"
38.Dd January 25, 1994
39.Dt MKDIR 1
40.Os
41.Sh NAME
42.Nm mkdir
43.Nd make directories
44.Sh SYNOPSIS
45.Nm mkdir
46.Op Fl p
47.Op Fl m Ar mode
48.Ar directory_name ...
49.Sh DESCRIPTION
50.Nm Mkdir
51creates the directories named as operands, in the order specified,
52using mode
53.Li rwxrwxrwx (\&0777)
54as modified by the current
55.Xr umask 2 .
56.Pp
57The options are as follows:
58.Pp
59.Bl -tag -width indent
60.It Fl m
61Set the file permission bits of the final created directory to
62the specified mode.
63The mode argument can be in any of the formats specified to the
64.Xr chmod 1
65command.
66If a symbolic mode is specified, the operation characters
67.Dq +
68and
69.Dq -
70are interpreted relative to an initial mode of
71.Dq a=rwx .
72.It Fl p
73Create intermediate directories as required.
74If this option is not specified, the full path prefix of each
75operand must already exist.
76Intermediate directories are created with permission bits of
77.Li rwxrwxrwx (\&0777)
78as modified by the current umask, plus write and search
79permission for the owner.
80.El
81.Pp
82The user must have write permission in the parent directory.
83.Pp
84.Nm Mkdir
85exits 0 if successful, and >0 if an error occurred.
86.Sh SEE ALSO
87.Xr rmdir 1
88.Sh STANDARDS
89The
90.Nm mkdir
91utility is expected to be
92.St -p1003.2
93compatible.