MKDIR(1-SysV)       RISC/os Reference Manual        MKDIR(1-SysV)



NAME
     mkdir - make directories

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

DESCRIPTION
     mkdir creates the named directories in mode 777 (possibly
     altered by umask(1)).

     Standard entries in a directory (e.g., the files ., for the
     directory itself, and .., for its parent) are made automati-
     cally.  mkdir cannot create these entries by name.  Creation
     of a directory requires write permission in the parent
     directory.

     The owner ID and group ID of the new directories are set to
     the process's real user ID and group ID, respectively.

     Two options apply to mkdir:

     -m                  This option allows users to specify the
                         mode to be used for new directories.
                         Choices for modes can be found in
                         chmod(1).

     -p                  With this option, mkdir creates dirname
                         by creating all the non-existing parent
                         directories first.

EXAMPLE
     To create the subdirectory structure ltr/jd/jan, type:

       mkdir -p ltr/jd/jan

SEE ALSO
     sh(1), rm(1), umask(1).
     intro(2), mkdir(2) in the Programmer's Reference Manual.

DIAGNOSTICS
     mkdir returns exit code 0 if all directories given in the
     command line were made successfully.  Otherwise, it prints a
     diagnostic and returns non-zero.












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