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+.\" $NetBSD: mkdir.1,v 1.21 2017/07/04 06:49:35 wiz Exp $
+.\"
+.\" Copyright (c) 1989, 1990, 1993
+.\" The Regents of the University of California. All rights reserved.
+.\"
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+.\"
+.\" @(#)mkdir.1 8.2 (Berkeley) 1/25/94
+.\"
+.Dd August 10, 2016
+.Dt MKDIR 1
+.Os
+.Sh NAME
+.Nm mkdir
+.Nd make directories
+.Sh SYNOPSIS
+.Nm
+.Op Fl p
+.Op Fl m Ar mode
+.Ar directory_name ...
+.Sh DESCRIPTION
+.Nm
+creates the directories named as operands, in the order specified,
+using mode
+.Li rwxrwxrwx (\&0777)
+as modified by the current
+.Xr umask 2 .
+.Pp
+The options are as follows:
+.Bl -tag -width indent
+.It Fl m
+Set the file permission bits of the final created directory to
+the specified mode.
+The mode argument can be in any of the formats specified to the
+.Xr chmod 1
+utility.
+If a symbolic mode is specified, the operation characters
+.Dq +
+and
+.Dq -
+are interpreted relative to an initial mode of
+.Dq a=rwx .
+.It Fl p
+Create intermediate directories as required.
+If this option is not specified, the full path prefix of each
+operand must already exist.
+Intermediate directories are created with permission bits of
+.Li rwxrwxrwx (\&0777)
+as modified by the current umask, plus write and search
+permission for the owner.
+Do not consider it an error if the argument directory already exists.
+.El
+.Pp
+The user must have write permission in the parent directory.
+.Sh EXIT STATUS
+.Ex -std mkdir
+.Sh SEE ALSO
+.Xr chmod 1 ,
+.Xr rmdir 1 ,
+.Xr mkdir 2 ,
+.Xr umask 2
+.Sh STANDARDS
+The
+.Nm
+utility is expected to be
+.St -p1003.2
+compatible.
+.Sh HISTORY
+A
+.Nm
+utility appeared in
+.At v1 .