MKDIR(1)			  User Commands				MKDIR(1)

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, with their
	    file modes unaffected by any -m option

     -v, --verbose
	    print a message for each created directory

     -Z	    set SELinux security context of each created directory  to	the  de-
	    fault type

     --context[=CTX]
	    like  -Z, or if CTX is specified then set the SELinux or SMACK secu-
	    rity context to CTX

     --help
	    display this help and exit

     --version
	    output version information and exit

AUTHOR
     Written by David MacKenzie.

REPORTING BUGS
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COPYRIGHT
     Copyright (C) 2026 Free Software Foundation, Inc.	License GPLv3+: GNU  GPL
     version 3 or later <https://gnu.org/licenses/gpl.html>.
     This  is  free software: you are free to change and redistribute it.  There
     is NO WARRANTY, to the extent permitted by law.

SEE ALSO
     mkdir(2)

     Full documentation <https://www.gnu.org/software/coreutils/mkdir>
     or available locally via: info '(coreutils) mkdir invocation'

GNU coreutils 9.11		   April 2026				MKDIR(1)