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mkdir

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mkdir --help
Usage: mkdir [OPTION]... DIRECTORY...
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 file mode (as in chmod), not a=rwx - umask
-p, --parents
no error if existing, make parent directories as needed,
with their file modes unaffected by any -m option
-v, --verbose
print a message for each created directory
-Z
set SELinux security context of each created directory
to the default type
--context[=CTX]
like -Z, or if CTX is specified then set the
SELinux or SMACK security context to CTX
--help
display this help and exit
--version
output version information and exit
Report bugs to: bug-coreutils@gnu.org
GNU coreutils home page: <https://www.gnu.org/software/coreutils/>
General help using GNU software: <https://www.gnu.org/gethelp/>
Full documentation <https://www.gnu.org/software/coreutils/mkdir>
or available locally via: info '(coreutils) mkdir invocation'