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# The `mkdir` command
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The `mkdir` command in Linux/Unix is used to create a directory.
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## Syntax
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```bash
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$ mkdir [-m=mode] [-p] [-v] [-Z=context] directory [directory ...]
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```
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## Examples
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1. Make a directory named **myfiles**.
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```bash
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$ mkdir myfiles
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```
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2. Create a directory named **myfiles** at the home directory:
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```bash
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$ mkdir ~/myfiles
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```
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3. Create the **mydir** directory, and set its file mode (`-m`) so that all users (`a`) may read (`r`), write (`w`), and execute (`x`) it.
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```bash
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$ mkdir -m a=rwx mydir
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```
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You can also create sub-directories of a directory. It will create the parent directory first, if it doesn't exist.
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If it already exists, then it move further to create the sub-directories without any error message.
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For directories, this means that any user on the system may view ("read"), and create/modify/delete ("write") files in the directory. Any user may also change to ("execute") the directory, for example with the `cd` command.
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4. Create the directory **/home/test/src/python**. If any of the parent directories **/home**, **/home/test**, or **/home/test/src** do not already exist, they are automatically created.
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```bash
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$ mkdir -p /home/test/src/python
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```
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## Options
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|**Short Flags**|**Long Flags**|**Descriptions**|
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|:-|:-|:-|
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|`-m`|`--mode=MODE`|Set file mode (as in chmod), not `a=rwx - umask`.|
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|`-p`|`--parents`|No error if existing, make parent directories as needed.|
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|`-v`|`--verbose`|Print a message for each created directory.|
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|`-Z`|`--context=CTX`|Set the SELinux security context of each created directory to CTX.|
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|<center>-</center>|`--help`|Display a help message and exit.|
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|<center>-</center>|`--version`|Output version information and exit.|
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