mkdir Linux
| To create a single directory named Linux |
mkdir "My Documents"
| To create a directory with spaces in its name, enclose the entire directory name in quotes. |
mkdir /tmp/example
| To create a directory or directories in a specific location other than your current working directory, specify the full directory path. |
mkdir my_folder/sub_folder
| This command creates a directory structure with “my_folder” as the parent directory and “sub_folder” as its subdirectory. |
mkdir dir1 dir2 dir3
| To create multiple directories at once, list the directory names separated by a space. |
mkdir {test1,test2,test3}
| Use mkdir with curly brackets to create multiple directories without spaces. |
mkdir dir{1..15}
| Create a batch of directories starting with the same pattern, from dir1 to dir15. |
mkdir $USER
| mkdir allows you to use environment variables in directory names. This example creates a directory with the current user being the directory name. |
mkdir –p Linux/dirtest1/dirtest2
| To build a structure with multiple subdirectories. This ensures that mkdir adds any missing parent directories in the process. If the directories exist, no error is specified. |
mkdir -p first/second/third
| If the first and second directories do not exist, due to the -p option, mkdir will create these directories. If the -p option is not specified, an error is returned. |
mkdir –m 777 DirM
| To add all permissions for all users when creating a directory, specify the -m option with 777. |
mkdir -m a=rwx [directories]
| This option is used to set the file modes, i.e. permissions, for the created directories. |
mkdir -m 755 public
| Use the ‘-m’ option to set specific permissions for a directory. This command sets read, write, and execute permissions for the owner, and read and execute permissions for others. |
mkdir -v [directories]
| To see the details of the mkdir process. It displays a message for every directory created. |
mkdir --help
| It displays help-related information and exits. |
mkdir --version
| It displays the version number, some information regarding the license and exits. |