Directories are used to organize file storage on your hard disk. To create a new directory in which to store files, use the mkdir command. Directories can be created using either an absolute or a relative pathname (as discussed in chapter 3). More than one directory name can be specified on the same line to create more than one new directory.

Command Format

mkdir directory_name(s)

Examples

The following is an example of creating a directory below the current directory (this assumes that you are in the /home/chuck directory):

$ mkdir Snoopy
$ ls -F
charles Snoopy/ PigPen/ file1 file3 games/
chuck Woodstock/ Franklin/ file2 file4 compositions/
$

The following is an example of creating multiple directories using one command line entry (this assumes that you are in the /home/chuck/sports directory):

$ mkdir football kicker fall
$ ls
fall football kicker
$