mkdir.md

title	mkdir Linux Command
description	mkdir Linux Command is used to create new directory. Along with Linux systems mkdir is also available in most of the popular operating systems.
created	2019-09-13
updated	2023-10-20

mkdir Linux Command is used to create new directory. Along with Linux systems mkdir is also available in most of the popular operating systems.

Syntax

mkdir [name-of-directory(s)]

Option

Option	Description
-m	Set file mode (as in chmod), not a=rwx - umask
-p	Make parent directories as needed
-v	Verbose - Print a message for each created directory

Example

mkdir d1 # creates directory with name d1

mkdir d2 d3 d4 # creates directories d2, d3 and d4

mkdir d1/d2/d3 # creates folder d1, then d2 inside d1 and then finally d3 inside d2