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.TH MKDIR "1" "January 2026" "GNU coreutils 8.32" "User Commands"
.SH NAME
mkdir \- make directories
.SH SYNOPSIS
.B mkdir
[\fI\,OPTION\/\fR]... \fI\,DIRECTORY\/\fR...
.SH DESCRIPTION
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.PP
Create the DIRECTORY(ies), if they do not already exist.
.PP
Mandatory arguments to long options are mandatory for short options too.
.TP
\fB\-m\fR, \fB\-\-mode\fR=\fI\,MODE\/\fR
set file mode (as in chmod), not a=rwx \- umask
.TP
\fB\-p\fR, \fB\-\-parents\fR
no error if existing, make parent directories as needed
.TP
\fB\-v\fR, \fB\-\-verbose\fR
print a message for each created directory
.TP
\fB\-Z\fR
set SELinux security context of each created directory
to the default type
.TP
\fB\-\-context\fR[=\fI\,CTX\/\fR]
like \fB\-Z\fR, or if CTX is specified then set the SELinux
or SMACK security context to CTX
.TP
\fB\-\-help\fR
display this help and exit
.TP
\fB\-\-version\fR
output version information and exit
.SH AUTHOR
Written by David MacKenzie.
.SH "REPORTING BUGS"
GNU coreutils online help: <https://www.gnu.org/software/coreutils/>
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.SH COPYRIGHT
Copyright \(co 2020 Free Software Foundation, Inc.
License GPLv3+: GNU GPL version 3 or later <https://gnu.org/licenses/gpl.html>.
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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.
.SH "SEE ALSO"
mkdir(2)
.PP
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Full documentation <https://www.gnu.org/software/coreutils/mkdir>
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or available locally via: info \(aq(coreutils) mkdir invocation\(aq
