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The mkdir (make directory) command in the Unix, DOS, OS/2 and Microsoft Windows operating systems is used to make a new directory. The underlying system call is also called mkdir(). In DOS, OS/2 and Windows the command is often abbreviated to md.

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mkdir that overwrites any existing directory

If I try to run mkdir build to create a build directory, if the directory already exists, this error is thrown: A subdirectory or file build already exists.. I need to delete and overwrite this directory. What is the command for that?
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Powershell silent mkdir

Is there a way to use mkdir (aka md) in powershell without verbose output? Currently, the output is as follows: PS C:\Users\myusername> mkdir foobar Directory: C:\Users\myusername Mode LastWriteTime Length Name ---- …
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How do I tell mkdir to try creating dir1, and if it already exists create dir2, etc, until it hits a name that doesn't exist?

I want to create a directory with a number at the end, e.x. "dir1", and increment that number if the directory already exists until it hits a directory name that doesn't exist, and I need to do this in a single line in a Linux command line,…
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Bash File/Folder Permission Issue on Windows 10

mkdir creates folders with 777 permission by default. How can I make 755 default? Also when I clone a git repository all the files and folders are downloaded with 777 permission! How can I correct this problem? Thanks.
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Multiple directories: Powershell equivalent of "mkdir dir{1..9}"?

What is the syntax to create multiple directories with PowerShells md (or mkdir, New-Item...) equivalent to the 'nix command mkdir ch{1..9} i.e. ~/parent_dir/ ch1/ ch2/ ch3/ ch4/ ch5/ ch6/ ch7/ ch8/ ch9/ I've looked in the man…
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Force Windows use .EXE on PATH rather than CMD.EXE internal command

When I execute a command with the same name as an internal command, instead of searching in the path Windows simply uses the one found in CMD.EXE. For example, MKDIR is an internal command built into CMD.EXE. It does not support the same options as…
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Need a fix for MKDIR

I've been using OmniGraffle as a drawing tool for a textbook I'm writing. Up to today I've drawn the drawing, saved it as a graffle. I then, export the same graffle drawing as a png, as per my publisher's requirements.(With NO problems) This morning…
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How to recursively create subfolder in each folder of a directory in CMD

Let's say I have a directory called Grandparent Inside this directory are multiple other folders, Parent 1, Parent 2, etc.. My goal is to create a new folder, Child, inside each of the Parent folders. For example, what I have: Grandparent/ …
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Why can't I create a folder in c:\folder\*\folder?

So I want to create a folder inside a 2nd level of subfolders. So if I follow other example given here: FOR /d %A IN ("e:\corporate folder\*") DO mkdir "%A\2015" And change it to: FOR /d %A IN (C:\folder\*\folder1) DO mkdir "%A\Arq" Do I need to…
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moving directories after grep

I have isseued the next command in order to move some directories to the "build_tools" folder however the result was not the one I expected. ls -l | grep 2014-03 | awk '{if ($8!=build_tools) print $8}' | xargs mkdir build_tools/{} && mv {}/…
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How can I create several folders?

How can I create several subfolders in folder in one command. For example, I want to create: /home/user/*create dir1*/*create dir2*/*create dir3*/ Provided, I don't have dir1. And I can't use 3 command, and can't use shell script. This creating…
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Make and open linux directory with one commmand

Instead of doing: mkdir build cd build or: mv build build_2017_03_03 cd build_2017_03_03 What is one command that does both?
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mkdir -p is "ambiguous" what should I do?

When I type in "mkdir -p" windows powershell spits out that the parameter p cannot be used because it is ambiguous, any idea what I am doing wrong? Thanks
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Why isn't Interix mkdir honoring -p argument?

I'm using Interix on Windows for Unix compatibility and am finding the -p argument to mkdir not behaving as I expect: > which mkdir C:\SFU\bin\mkdir > mkdir -p c:\Program Files\ A subdirectory or file -p already exists. Error occurred while…
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Windows cannot find "mkdir"

I was trying to create a folder from a Rainmeter skin which didn't work and didn't even yield an error message. Therefore I pasted the command (mkdir C:\Users\%USERNAME%\Foo) used in Rainmeter into the Execute window (Win+R) and got the error…
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