mkdir command in linux

mkdir command: This command is use to crate the directory / folder.

Command syntax:

Command option argument

Help command

# mkdir --help

Examples:

Create a directory

# mkdir dir1

Create multiple directory

# mkdir dir2 dir3

Create directory under /root directory

# mkdir /root/dir4

Create multiple directory along with parent directory  

Use -p option to create parent directory

#  mkdir -p  dir5/dir6/dir7

Create multiple directory inside directory dir6

# mkdir dir5/dir6/{data1,data2,data3}

list created directory

# cd dir5/dir6

# ls

data1  data2  data3  dir7

Create directory with permission

# mkdir -m 777 data4

List permission of directory

# ls -ld data4

drwxrwxrwx 2 root root 6 Aug 13 16:57 data4

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