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35.\" @(#)mkdir.1 8.2 (Berkeley) 1/25/94
36.\" $Id: mkdir.1,v 1.2 1994/09/24 02:56:02 davidg Exp $
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.
94.Sh HISTORY
95A
96.Nm
97command appeared in
98.At v1 .
2.\" The Regents of the University of California. All rights reserved.
3.\"
4.\" This code is derived from software contributed to Berkeley by
5.\" the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, Inc.
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7.\" Redistribution and use in source and binary forms, with or without
8.\" modification, are permitted provided that the following conditions
9.\" are met:
10.\" 1. Redistributions of source code must retain the above copyright
11.\" notice, this list of conditions and the following disclaimer.
12.\" 2. Redistributions in binary form must reproduce the above copyright
13.\" notice, this list of conditions and the following disclaimer in the
14.\" documentation and/or other materials provided with the distribution.
15.\" 3. All advertising materials mentioning features or use of this software
16.\" must display the following acknowledgement:
17.\" This product includes software developed by the University of
18.\" California, Berkeley and its contributors.
19.\" 4. Neither the name of the University nor the names of its contributors
20.\" may be used to endorse or promote products derived from this software
21.\" without specific prior written permission.
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24.\" ANY EXPRESS OR IMPLIED WARRANTIES, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, THE
25.\" IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE
26.\" ARE DISCLAIMED. IN NO EVENT SHALL THE REGENTS OR CONTRIBUTORS BE LIABLE
27.\" FOR ANY DIRECT, INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL, SPECIAL, EXEMPLARY, OR CONSEQUENTIAL
28.\" DAMAGES (INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, PROCUREMENT OF SUBSTITUTE GOODS
29.\" OR SERVICES; LOSS OF USE, DATA, OR PROFITS; OR BUSINESS INTERRUPTION)
30.\" HOWEVER CAUSED AND ON ANY THEORY OF LIABILITY, WHETHER IN CONTRACT, STRICT
31.\" LIABILITY, OR TORT (INCLUDING NEGLIGENCE OR OTHERWISE) ARISING IN ANY WAY
32.\" OUT OF THE USE OF THIS SOFTWARE, EVEN IF ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF
33.\" SUCH DAMAGE.
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35.\" @(#)mkdir.1 8.2 (Berkeley) 1/25/94
36.\" $Id: mkdir.1,v 1.2 1994/09/24 02:56:02 davidg Exp $
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.
94.Sh HISTORY
95A
96.Nm
97command appeared in
98.At v1 .