1# mkdir<a name="EN-US_TOPIC_0000001133846486"></a> 2 3- [Command Function](#section1083613274175) 4- [Syntax](#section820913118178) 5- [Parameters](#section1256834121718) 6- [Usage](#section1294234115172) 7- [Example](#section1113345211713) 8- [Output](#section10142201012) 9 10## Command Function<a name="section1083613274175"></a> 11 12This command is used to create a directory. 13 14## Syntax<a name="section820913118178"></a> 15 16mkdir \[_directory_\] 17 18## Parameters<a name="section1256834121718"></a> 19 20**Table 1** Parameter description 21 22<a name="table1299mcpsimp"></a> 23<table><thead align="left"><tr id="row1305mcpsimp"><th class="cellrowborder" valign="top" width="21%" id="mcps1.2.4.1.1"><p id="p1307mcpsimp"><a name="p1307mcpsimp"></a><a name="p1307mcpsimp"></a><strong id="b209289681211447"><a name="b209289681211447"></a><a name="b209289681211447"></a>Parameter</strong></p> 24</th> 25<th class="cellrowborder" valign="top" width="52%" id="mcps1.2.4.1.2"><p id="p1309mcpsimp"><a name="p1309mcpsimp"></a><a name="p1309mcpsimp"></a><strong id="b16886221330"><a name="b16886221330"></a><a name="b16886221330"></a>Description</strong></p> 26</th> 27<th class="cellrowborder" valign="top" width="27%" id="mcps1.2.4.1.3"><p id="p1311mcpsimp"><a name="p1311mcpsimp"></a><a name="p1311mcpsimp"></a><strong id="b163527968011447"><a name="b163527968011447"></a><a name="b163527968011447"></a>Value Range</strong></p> 28</th> 29</tr> 30</thead> 31<tbody><tr id="row1312mcpsimp"><td class="cellrowborder" valign="top" width="21%" headers="mcps1.2.4.1.1 "><p id="p1314mcpsimp"><a name="p1314mcpsimp"></a><a name="p1314mcpsimp"></a>directory</p> 32</td> 33<td class="cellrowborder" valign="top" width="52%" headers="mcps1.2.4.1.2 "><p id="p1316mcpsimp"><a name="p1316mcpsimp"></a><a name="p1316mcpsimp"></a>Specifies the directory to create.</p> 34</td> 35<td class="cellrowborder" valign="top" width="27%" headers="mcps1.2.4.1.3 "><p id="p1318mcpsimp"><a name="p1318mcpsimp"></a><a name="p1318mcpsimp"></a>N/A</p> 36</td> 37</tr> 38</tbody> 39</table> 40 41## Usage<a name="section1294234115172"></a> 42 43- If the **mkdir** command is followed by the name of the directory to be created, the directory is created in the current directory. 44- If the **mkdir** command is followed by a path and the name of the directory to be created, the directory is created in the specified path. 45 46## Example<a name="section1113345211713"></a> 47 48Run **mkdir share**. 49 50## Output<a name="section10142201012"></a> 51 52**Figure 1** Creating the share directory<a name="fig15480928185015"></a> 53 54 55
