Commonly used · Organize files

mkdir:Create directory

Syntax

mkdir [-p] [-m Permissions] Directory…

Options

-p

Create missing parent directory

-m

Set three-digit octal permissions

Examples

mkdir -p projects/demo/src

Usage and sandbox support

mkdir -p can also succeed when the directory already exists.

Hands-on exercises

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