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8.Vx
9.Dd
10.Dt MKDIR 1
11.Os
12.Sh NAME
13.Nm mkdir
14.Nd make directories
15.Sh SYNOPSIS
16.Nm mkdir
17.Op Fl p
18.Ar directory_name  ...
19.Sh DESCRIPTION
20.Nm Mkdir
21creates the directories named as operands, in the order specified,
22using mode
23.Li \&0777
24modified by the current
25.Xr umask  2  .
26.Pp
27The options are as follows:
28.Tw Ds
29.Tp Fl p
30Create intermediate directories as required.  If this option is not
31specified, the full path prefix of each operand must already exist.
32.Tp
33.Pp
34The user must have write permission in the parent directory.
35.Pp
36.Nm Mkdir
37exits 0 if successful, and >0 if an error occurred.
38.Sh SEE ALSO
39.Xr rmdir 1
40.Sh STANDARDS
41Mkdir is POSIX 1003.2 compliant.
42This manual page is derived from the POSIX 1003.2 manual page.
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