mkdir

Create one folder, several at once, or a whole path in one go with mkdir -p.

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Examples

mkdir projects one new folder
mkdir docs notes two at once
mkdir -p site/css/fonts a whole path, every level
ls site/css there it is
ls -l folders start with d in the long listing

How it works

mkdir NAME makes a new folder inside the one you are in (pwd tells you which). It prints nothing when it works.

To create a folder inside folders that don't exist yet, add -p: mkdir -p site/css/fonts creates all three. Without it, mkdir says "No such file or directory".

Syntax

mkdir [-p] FOLDER...

Options

Option	What it does
`-p`	make the parent folders too, and don't complain if it already exists
`A B C`	several folders in one command

Good to know

mkdir -p is safe to run twice: plain mkdir on an existing folder says "File exists".
Names with spaces need quotes: mkdir "My Project". Most people avoid spaces in folder names on Linux.