SYNOPSIS

       mkdir [-m mode] [-p] dirname ...

DESCRIPTION

       Mkdir  creates  specified directories in mode 777, taking the file cre-
       ation mask into account (see umask(2)).  Standard entries, `.', for the
       directory itself, and `..'  for its parent, are made automatically.

       Mkdir requires write permission in the parent directory.

       The following options are accepted:

       -m mode
              Uses  the  given mode to create the directory, ignoring the file
              creation mask.  Mode can be given in octal or in symbolic  form,
              as  described in chmod(1).  The set-group-ID bit is ignored when
              present in an octal mode.

       -p     Creates any missing parent directories.  If  the  -m  option  is
              also  present,  newly created parent directories have the speci-
              fied  mode  with  /usr/5bin/mkdir;   with   /usr/5bin/s42/mkdir,
              /usr/5bin/posix/mkdir,    and   /usr/5bin/posix2001/mkdir,   the
              default mode minus umask plus write and execute  permission  for
              the invoking user is always applied.

       If  the set-group-ID bit is set on the parent directory of a newly cre-
       ated directory, it is inherited regardless  of  the  -m  option  unless
       explicitly specified as a symbolic mode with `+' or `-'.

SEE ALSO

       chmod(1), rmdir(1), mkdir(2), umask(2)

DIAGNOSTICS

       Mkdir  returns  exit  code 0 if all directories were successfully made.
       Otherwise it prints a diagnostic and returns nonzero.



Heirloom Toolchest                  1/24/05                           MKDIR(1)