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[[mkdir]] is the [[linux]] command used to create directories.  You will hear directories referred to as folders.   
 
[[mkdir]] is the [[linux]] command used to create directories.  You will hear directories referred to as folders.   
 
   
 
   

Latest revision as of 16:40, 15 July 2008

treltbaspas mkdir is the linux command used to create directories. You will hear directories referred to as folders.

mkdir knoppixtest

The above command line would be used to create a directory named knoppixtest.

mkdir -p knoppixtest/3.9

The mkdir has a useful argument other than the directory name. The parent directory option is very nice. You can create a directory and all of the parent directories above the last directory in the directory path list that is separated by the slash, /.

mkdir knoppixtest
mkdir knoppixtest/3.9

For example these two commands are the same as issuing mkdir -p knoppixtext/3.9.

mkdir -p /var/spool/mail

As the number of directories increases, then the create parent option becomes more valuable.

mkdir /var
cd var
mkdir spool
cd spool
mkdir mail
cd mail

Compare the above command sequence with

mkdir -p /var/spool/mail
cd /var/spool/mail

The parent option can save some time.