{"id":3319,"date":"2014-06-23T20:33:41","date_gmt":"2014-06-23T20:33:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.inmotionhosting.com\/support\/2014\/06\/23\/mkdir-command\/"},"modified":"2014-06-23T20:33:41","modified_gmt":"2014-06-23T20:33:41","slug":"mkdir-command","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.inmotionhosting.com\/support\/server\/linux\/mkdir-command\/","title":{"rendered":"mkdir command"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The <em>mkdir<\/em> command allows you to create directories that you name. This command can create multiple directories at once or even multiple levels creating the parent directories along the way.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Command: <\/strong>mkdir<br \/> <strong>Synopsis: <\/strong>mkdir [OPTION]&#8230; [DIR]&#8230; <\/p>\n<div><strong>Options: <\/strong><\/div>\n<table class=\"article_table\">\n<tr>\n<th>Option<\/th>\n<th>Long option name<\/th>\n<th>Description<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>-m<\/td>\n<td>&#8211;mode=MODE<\/td>\n<td>Set permission mode (as in chmod), not rwxrwxrwx &#8211; umask.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>-p<\/td>\n<td>&#8211;parents<\/td>\n<td>No error if existing, make parent directories as needed.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>-v<\/td>\n<td>&#8211;verbose<\/td>\n<td>Print a message for each created directory.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>-Z<\/td>\n<td>&#8211;context=CONTEXT<\/td>\n<td>(SELinux) set security context to CONTEXT.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/table>\n<h2>Examples<\/h2>\n<h3>The Base Command<\/h3>\n<p><strong>mkidr [DIR]<\/strong> &#8211; Using the base command, the mkdir will create a new directory in the current location. Below we create a new folder named testdir.     <\/p>\n<pre class=\"cli\"> # <span style=\"color:red\">mkdir testdir<\/span> # <span style=\"color:red\">ls<\/span> .\/  ..\/  error_log  index.php  <span style=\"color:blue;\">testdir<\/span>\/  test.txt     <\/pre>\n<\/p>\n<h3>Create multiple directories in same folder<\/h3>\n<p><strong>mkidr [DIR]<\/strong> &#8211; Using the same base command, you can create more than one directory at the same time by separating them with a space. Below we create a new folder named testdir and test2.     <\/p>\n<pre class=\"cli\"> # <span style=\"color:red\">mkdir testdir test2<\/span> # <span style=\"color:red\">ls<\/span> .\/  ..\/  error_log  index.php  <span style=\"color:blue;\">testdir<\/span>\/  test.txt  <span style=\"color:blue;\">test2<\/span>     <\/pre>\n<\/p>\n<h3>Create multiple levels at once<\/h3>\n<p><strong>mkidr [DIR]<\/strong> &#8211; If you are wanting to create a subdirectory tree that goes down more than one level, use the <em>-p<\/em> option. Here we create a subdirectory tree under testdir\/level1\/level2.     <\/p>\n<pre class=\"cli\"> # <span style=\"color:red\">mkdir -p testdir\/level1\/level2<\/span> # <span style=\"color:red\">pwd<\/span> \/home\/rubelix\/public_html\/test\/testdir\/level1\/level2     <\/pre><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The mkdir command allows you to create directories that you name. 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