.TH MKDIR 1 
.SH NAME
mkdir \- make a directory
.SH SYNOPSIS
.B mkdir
dirname ...
.SH DESCRIPTION
.I mkdir
creates specified directories
in mode 777, subject to masking by
.IR umask (2).
Standard entries,
.RB ` . ',
for the directory itself,
and 
.lg 0
.RB ` .. '
.lg 1
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 nonzero.