`mkdir` command

Create directories.

Files & directories
Package coreutils
3 options · 5 examples

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Syntax

mkdir [options] directory…

Provided by the coreutils package. Run man mkdir for the full manual.

Common options

Option	What it does
`-p`	Create parent directories as needed; no error if it exists
`-m MODE`	Set permissions, e.g. -m 755
`-v`	Print each directory created

Examples

Create a directory
```
mkdir backups
```
Create nested directories
```
mkdir -p /opt/app/logs/2026
```
Create several at once
```
mkdir css js img
```
Create a tree with brace expansion
```
mkdir -p project/{src,tests,docs}
```
Create with permissions
```
mkdir -m 700 ~/.secrets
```

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