•Arnošt Havelka
Creating Directories with mkdir
Master mkdir to create single and nested directory structures.
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Creating Directories with mkdir
The mkdir command creates directories (folders). It's the foundation of file organization.
Create a Single Directory
Use mkdir followed by a directory name to create one folder.
Usage:mkdirdirname
mkdir
Make Directory - creates a new directory with the specified name.
Create a folder:
Command Prompt
Documents
Pictures
C:\Users\User>ls
Create Nested Directories: mkdir -p
The -p flag creates parent directories as needed. Perfect for building entire folder structures at once.
Usage:mkdir-pparent/child/grandchild
-p
Parents - creates parent directories as needed if they don't exist.
Build structures instantly:
Command Prompt
existing_folder
C:\Users\User>ls
Create Multiple Directories
Create several folders at the same level with one command.
Usage:mkdirdir1 dir2 dir3
dir1 dir2 dir3
Multiple directories - creates all of them in the current location.
Batch directory creation:
Command Prompt
C:\Users\User>ls
Knowledge Check
1 / 3What does mkdir do?
References
These Microsoft Learn and Windows documentation links provide authoritative details for the commands used in this article.