mkdir
Updated: January 21, 2005
Creates a directory or subdirectory.
Syntax
mkdir [Drive:]Path
md [Drive:]Path
Parameters
Drive:
Specifies the drive on which you want to create the
new directory.
Path
Required. Specifies the name and location of the new
directory. The maximum length of any single path is
determined by the file system.
/?
Displays help at the command prompt.
Remarks
- When you enable command extensions (that is, the default), you can use a single mkdir command to create intermediate directories in a specified path. For more information about enabling and disabling command extensions, see cmd in Related Topics.
Examples
To create a directory named Taxes with a subdirectory named
Property, which contains a subdirectory named Current, type:
mkdir \Taxes\Property\Current
This is the same as typing the following sequence of commands with command extensions disabled:
mkdir \Taxes
chdir \Taxes
mkdir Property
chdir Property
mkdir Current
Formatting legend
| Format | Meaning |
| Italic | Information that the user must supply |
| Bold | Elements that the user must type exactly as shown |
| Ellipsis (...) | Parameter that can be repeated several times in a command line |
| Between brackets ([]) | Optional items |
| Between braces ({}); choices separated by pipe (|). Example: {even|odd} | Set of choices from which the user must choose only one |
| Courier font | Code or program output |