NAME
    mkdir - make directories

SYNOPSIS
    mkdir [OPTION] DIRECTORY...

DESCRIPTION
    Create the DIRECTORY(ies), if they do not already exist.

    Mandatory arguments to  long options are mandatory for short options
    too.

    -m, --mode=MODE
    set permission mode (as in chmod), not rwxrwxrwx - umask

    -p, --parents
    no error if existing, make parent directories as needed

    -v, --verbose
    print a message for each created directory

    --help display this help and exit

    --version
    output version information and exit

AUTHOR
    Written by David MacKenzie.

REPORTING BUGS
    Report bugs to <bug-coreutils@gnu.org>.

COPYRIGHT
    Copyright (C) 2002 Free Software Foundation, Inc.
    This is free software; see the source for copying conditions. There is
    NO warranty; not even for MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR
    PURPOSE.

SEE ALSO
    The full documentation for mkdir is maintained as a Texinfo manual. If
    the info and mkdir programs are properly installed at your site, the
    command

    info mkdir

    should give you access to the complete manual.