Linux mkdir Command

In this tutorial we learn how to use mkdir commmand in Linux. mkdir command is mkdir - make directories
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What is Linux mkdir Command?

In this tutorial we learn how to use mkdir command in Linux. mkdir command is mkdir - make directories

mkdir Syntax

       mkdir [OPTION]... DIRECTORY...

mkdir Examples

mkdir Command Manual / Help

We can use man and info command to see the manual page of mkdir command.

mkdir command also have --help option to show list of options.

To open man page for mkdir command we can use command below. To exit man or info page you can press q.

man mkdir

To open info page for mkdir command we can use command below.

info mkdir

To open help page from mkdir command we can run command below.

mkdir --help

Linux mkdir Command Source Code

You can find mkdir command source code from the folowing repositories:

You can read tutorials of related Linux commands below:

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to use mkdir in Linux with practical examples. Visit our Linux Commands guide to learn more about using command line interface in Linux.