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The mkdir command is used to create a new directory in the Linux/Unix operating system. It is also used to create more than one directory at a time and set the permission for the directories just like the chmod command in the Linux system.
Brief description of options available in the mkdir command.
To create a new directory in the Linux/Unix operating system using terminal, we use mkdir (make directory) command as shown in below.
After executing this command, a new directory will be created with the “newdir” name in the current director.
The mkdir command is also used to create multiple directories at time as shown in below.
To create a parent directory and child directory using -p or --parents option and print a message that what is being done using -v or --verbose option along with the mkdir command in the Linux system as shown in below.
After executing the above command, a new directory is created as well a child directory also created inside the parent directory.
To create directory and set permission at the time of creation, we use -m or --mode option with the mkdir command.
To check the version information of the mkdir command run below command.
To check more details about options about the mkdir command execute --help option with the mkdir command.
Note– It is mandatory to owner permission to create a directory in the parent directory otherwise an error will be “prompt permission denied”.
