mkdir command
LINUX-Frequently used commands
mkdir command Creating a directory |
Syntax |
mkdir [Option] [ directory] |
The mkdir command is used to create a new directory with a specified name. If it is executed with an existing directory name, an error will occur. |
Frequently used options |
-m Set the access rights for the directories you create If you create a directory with the -m option and access rights, you can create the directory with the access rights specified from the start, just as if you had run the chmod command -p If a non-existent intermediate directory is specified as an argument, it is also created When creating a directory, the path in the middle of the directory to be created must be created beforehand or an error will occur. |
Example: Creating a directory. |
$ mkdir temp ← Create the directory "temp". |
Example: Creating a directory with access rights |
$ mkdir -m 755 temp2 ←. $ ls -l drwxr-xr-x 2koro koro 3333 Mar 1 15:41 temp2 The temp2 directory has been created with access rights '755'. |
Example: Create non-existent intermediate directories at the same time |
$ mkdir -p dir1/dir2 ←Create dir1 and dir2 directories simultaneously. |