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 12.3 'mkdir': Make directories
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 'mkdir' creates directories with the specified names.  Synopsis:
 
      mkdir [OPTION]... NAME...
 
    'mkdir' creates each directory NAME in the order given.  It reports
 an error if NAME already exists, unless the '-p' option is given and
 NAME is a directory.
 
    The program accepts the following options.  Also see  Common
 options.
 
 '-m MODE'
 '--mode=MODE'
      Set the file permission bits of created directories to MODE, which
      uses the same syntax as in 'chmod' and uses 'a=rwx' (read, write
      and execute allowed for everyone) for the point of the departure.
       File permissions.
 
      Normally the directory has the desired file mode bits at the moment
      it is created.  As a GNU extension, MODE may also mention special
      mode bits, but in this case there may be a temporary window during
      which the directory exists but its special mode bits are incorrect.
       Directory Setuid and Setgid, for how the set-user-ID and
      set-group-ID bits of directories are inherited unless overridden in
      this way.
 
      Note: The '--mode','-m' option only applies to the right-most
      directories listed on the command line.  When combined with
      '--parents', '-p' option, any parent directories are created with
      'u+wx' modified by umask.
 
 '-p'
 '--parents'
      Make any missing parent directories for each argument, setting
      their file permission bits to the umask modified by 'u+wx'.  Ignore
      existing parent directories, and do not change their file
      permission bits.
 
      To set the file permission bits of any newly-created parent
      directories to a value that includes 'u+wx', you can set the umask
      before invoking 'mkdir'.  For example, if the shell command '(umask
      u=rwx,go=rx; mkdir -p P/Q)' creates the parent 'P' it sets the
      parent's permission bits to 'u=rwx,go=rx'.  To set a parent's
      special mode bits as well, you can invoke 'chmod' after 'mkdir'.
       Directory Setuid and Setgid, for how the set-user-ID and
      set-group-ID bits of newly-created parent directories are
      inherited.
 
 '-v'
 '--verbose'
      Print a message for each created directory.  This is most useful
      with '--parents'.
 
 '-Z'
 '--context[=CONTEXT]'
      Without a specified CONTEXT, adjust the SELinux security context
      according to the system default type for destination files,
      similarly to the 'restorecon' command.  The long form of this
      option with a specific context specified, will set the context for
      newly created files only.  With a specified context, if SELinux is
      disabled, a warning is issued.
 
    An exit status of zero indicates success, and a nonzero value
 indicates failure.
 
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