NAME

mkdir − make a directory

SYNOPSIS

­mkdir ­dirname ... 

DESCRIPTION

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

SEE ALSO

rm(1)
cd in rc(1)

SOURCE

­/sys/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. 

Plan 9  —  April 04, 1995