


MKDIR(1)	    UNIX Programmer's Manual		 MKDIR(1)



NAME
     mkdir - make directories

SYNOPSIS
     mkdir [ -p directory_name ... ]

DESCRIPTION
     Mkdir creates the directories named as operands, in the
     order specified, using mode 0777 modified by the current
     umask(2).

     The options are as follows:

     -p   Create intermediate directories as required.	If this
	  option is not specified, the full path prefix of each
	  operand must already exist.

     The user must have write permission in the parent directory.

     Mkdir exits 0 if successful, and >0 if an error occurred.

SEE ALSO
     rmdir(1)

STANDARDS
     Mkdir is POSIX 1003.2 compliant.  This manual page is
     derived from the POSIX 1003.2 manual page.




























Printed 11/26/99	 August 16, 1993			1



