.TH MKDIR 1 "18 January 1983" .SH NAME mkdir \- make a directory .SH SYNOPSIS .B mkdir dirname ... .SH DESCRIPTION .I Mkdir creates specified directories in mode 777. Standard entries, .RB ` . ', for the directory itself, and .lg 0 .BR ` .. ' .lg 1 for its parent, are made automatically. .PP .I Mkdir requires write permission in the parent directory. .SH "SEE ALSO" rmdir(1)