How to Create a New Directory in Linux
To create a new directory in Linux, we can use the file manager or the terminal. To create a new directory using the terminal, we use mkdirthe command.
mkdirOrder
mkdirCommands create directories and set permissions on directories using the command line interface.
grammar
mkdir [OPTION] [DIRECTORY]
Here, OPTIONthe options for creating directories are included, DIRECTORYrepresenting one or more directory names to be created.
When running this command, we must make sure that we have sufficient permissions, otherwise, we may get an permission deniederror.
mkdirCreate a new directory
using the command
mkdir newdir
It creates a new directory named in the current working directory newdir.
To verify the creation of the directory, we can use ls -lthe command.
ls -l
Output:
drwxr-xr-x 2 zeppy zeppy 4096 Sep 1 20:00 newdir
To create a directory somewhere else instead of the current working directory, we need to provide the absolute or relative path of the parent directory.
mkdir test/abc
This will testcreate a new directory within the directory abc. Here, testthe directory must be within the current working directory.
However, if the parent directory testdoes not exist, we will get an error. We can use the option to create the parent directory No such file or directoryif it does not exist .-p
mkdir -p test/abc/newdir
In this case, even if either parent directory testand abcdoes not exist, the command will newdircreate the missing directory outside the directory.
Setting permissions when creating a directory
To set permissions when creating a directory, we use -mthe -p option. The syntax for setting permissions chmodis the same as the -p command.
mkdir -m 700 test
This will create a testnew directory called with permissions 700, which means that only the creator of the directory can access the directory.
Creating Multiple Directories
To create multiple directories, we use mkdirthe command followed by the names of the directories to be created separated by spaces.
mkdir tennis football swimmimg
tennisThis will create the , , footballand directories
in the current working directory swimming.
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