Editing Mkdir (section)

===Options===
On Unix-like operating systems, <code>mkdir</code> takes options.  The options are:
* <code>-p (--parents)</code>: ''parents'' or ''path'', will also create all directories leading up to the given directory that do not exist already. For example, <code>mkdir -p a/b</code> will create directory <code>a</code> if it doesn't exist, then will create directory <code>b</code> inside directory <code>a</code>. If the given directory already exists, ignore the error.
* <code>-m (--mode)</code>: ''mode'', specify the [[File system permissions#Numeric notation|octal permissions]] of directories created by <code>mkdir</code> .
<code>-p</code> is most often used when using <code>mkdir</code> to build up complex directory hierarchies, in case a necessary directory is missing or already there.  <code>-m</code> is commonly used to lock down temporary directories used by [[shell script]]s.