Practice mkdir from memory. mkdir creates a single new directory at the given path. Errors if any parent in the path is missing - use -p to create p
mkdir newdir
mkdir creates a single new directory at the given path. Errors if any parent in the path is missing - use -p to create parents along the way.
Safety: Preview paths and redirections before changing files or streams.
mkdir -p path/to/nested/dir
-p (parents) creates every missing directory along the path and is idempotent - no error if a level already exists. Without it, mkdir fails the moment it hits a missing parent.
Safety: Preview paths and redirections before changing files or streams.
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