Manual: mkdir
MKDIR(1) General Commands Manual MKDIR(1)
NAME
mkdir - Create the given DIRECTORY(ies) if they do not exist
SYNOPSIS
mkdir [-m|--mode] [-p|--parents] [-v|--verbose] [-Z ] [--context] [-h|--help] [-V|--version]
DESCRIPTION
Create the given DIRECTORY(ies) if they do not exist
OPTIONS
-m, --mode
set file mode (not implemented on windows)
-p, --parents
make parent directories as needed
-v, --verbose
print a message for each printed directory
-Z set SELinux security context of each created directory to the default type
--context
like -Z, or if CTX is specified then set the SELinux or SMACK security context to CTX
-h, --help
Print help
-V, --version
Print version
EXTRA
Each MODE is of the form [ugoa]*([-+=]([rwxXst]*|[ugo]))+|[-+=]?[0-7]+.
VERSION
v(uutils coreutils) 0.8.0
2026-04-16 MKDIR(1)