.Dd 2015-10-08 .Dt MKDIR 1 .Os sbase .Sh NAME .Nm mkdir .Nd create directories .Sh SYNOPSIS .Nm .Op Fl p .Op Fl m Ar mode .Ar name ... .Sh DESCRIPTION .Nm creates a directory for each .Ar name if it does not already exist. .Sh OPTIONS .Bl -tag -width Ds .It Fl m Set the file .Ar mode of newly created directories. See .Xr chmod 1 . .It Fl p Also create necessary parent directories and do not fail if .Ar name already exists. .El .Sh SEE ALSO .Xr mkdir 2 .Sh STANDARDS The .Nm utility is compliant with the .St -p1003.1-2013 specification.