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mkdir: make directories

NAME

mkdir - make directories

SYNOPSIS

mkdir [,OPTION/]... ,DIRECTORY/...

DESCRIPTION

Create the DIRECTORY(ies), if they do not already exist.

Mandatory arguments to long options are mandatory for short options too.

-m, --mode=,MODE/

set file mode (as in chmod), not a=rwx - umask

-p, --parents

no error if existing, make parent directories as needed

-v, --verbose

print a message for each created directory

-Z

set SELinux security context of each created directory to the default type

--context[=,CTX/]

like -Z, or if CTX is specified then set the SELinux or SMACK security context to CTX

--help

display this help and exit

--version

output version information and exit

AUTHOR

Written by David MacKenzie.

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COPYRIGHT

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This is free software: you are free to change and redistribute it. There is NO WARRANTY, to the extent permitted by law.