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Added in the ability to create multiple directories at a given level via usage of curly brackets {}
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title: Bash mkdir
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## Bash command: mkdir
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**Creates a directory(ies), if they do not already exist.**
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```
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mkdir [options] directory_name
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```
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Make directory(ies) with the provided name if they do not already exist.
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Commonly used options:
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- `-p` no error if existing, make parent directories as needed.
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- `-v` prints message for each created directory.
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Let's say we need to create a directory `dir` in the path `a/b/c/dir`, but directory `b` and `c` don't exist. In this case, `mkdir -p a/b/c/dir` will create the missing directories in the path.
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You can also create multiple directories at a given level. Picture the following directory structure:
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```
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.
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└── wwwroot
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├── css
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├── images
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└── media
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├── mp3
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└── mp4
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```
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This can easily be recreated `mkdir -p wwwroot/{css,images,media/{mp4,mp3}}` By using curly braces `{}` you can create multiple directories at a given level.
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### More Information:
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* [Wikipedia - Mkdir](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mkdir)
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