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MKDIR(1)                    General Commands Manual                   MKDIR(1)

NAME
       mkdir - make a directory

SYNOPSIS
       mkdir dirname ...

DESCRIPTION
       Mkdir  creates specified directories in mode 777, subject to masking by
       umask(2).  Standard entries, ‘.', for the directory  itself,  and  ‘..'
       for its parent, are made automatically.

       Mkdir requires write permission in the parent directory.

SEE ALSO
       rm(1)

DIAGNOSTICS
       Mkdir  returns  exit  code 0 if all directories were successfully made.
       Otherwise it prints a diagnostic and returns nonzero.

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