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9.\"	@(#)mkdir.1	6.10 (Berkeley) 07/27/91
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11.Dd
12.Dt MKDIR 1
13.Os
14.Sh NAME
15.Nm mkdir
16.Nd make directories
17.Sh SYNOPSIS
18.Nm mkdir
19.Op Fl p
20.Ar directory_name  ...
21.Sh DESCRIPTION
22.Nm Mkdir
23creates the directories named as operands, in the order specified,
24using mode
25.Li \&0777
26modified by the current
27.Xr umask  2  .
28.Pp
29The options are as follows:
30.Bl -tag -width Ds
31.It Fl p
32Create intermediate directories as required.  If this option is not
33specified, the full path prefix of each operand must already exist.
34.El
35.Pp
36The user must have write permission in the parent directory.
37.Pp
38.Nm Mkdir
39exits 0 if successful, and >0 if an error occurred.
40.Sh SEE ALSO
41.Xr rmdir 1
42.Sh STANDARDS
43The
44.Nm mkdir
45command is
46.St -p1003.2
47compliant.
48This manual page is derived from the
49.St -p1003.2
50manual page.
51