Creating Directories

Making New Directories

mkdir (make directory) creates one or more new directories.

Basic Usage

mkdir projects

This creates a new directory called projects inside the current directory.

Creating Multiple Directories

mkdir src tests docs

Creating Nested Directories

By default, mkdir fails if a parent directory doesn't exist:

mkdir a/b/c   # fails if a/ doesn't exist

Use -p to create all parents as needed:

mkdir -p a/b/c   # creates a/, a/b/, and a/b/c/ as needed

The -p flag also suppresses errors if the directory already exists — useful in scripts.

Verifying Creation

After creating a directory, use ls to confirm it appeared:

mkdir projects
ls

Output:

docs
hello.txt
notes.txt
projects

Your Task

Create a directory called projects, then list the current directory to confirm it was created.