SysIII/usr/src/man/man1/mkdir.1

.TH MKDIR 1 
.SH NAME
mkdir \- make a directory
.SH SYNOPSIS
.B mkdir
dirname ...
.SH DESCRIPTION
.I Mkdir\^
creates specified directories
in mode 777.
Standard entries,
.BR . ,
for the directory itself,
and 
.BR .. ,
for its parent, are made automatically.
.PP
.I Mkdir\^
requires write permission in the parent directory.
.SH "SEE ALSO"
rm(1).
.SH DIAGNOSTICS
.I Mkdir\^
returns exit code 0 if all directories were successfully made;
otherwise, it prints a diagnostic and returns non-zero.