Linux and Unix mkdir command
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Short for make directory this command is used to create a new directory.
mkdir [option] directory
| -m mode | Set permission mode (as in chmod), not rwxrwxrwx - umask. |
| -p | No error if existing, make parent directories as needed. |
| -v | Print a message for each created directory |
| -Z | (SELinux) set security context to CONTEXT |
| directory | The name of the directory that you wish to create. |
mkdir mydir
The above command creates a new directory called mydir.
mkdir -m a=rwx mydir
This next example would use the -m option to not only create the mydir directory but also set the permissions to all users having read, write, and execute permissions.