| MKDIR (MD) |
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| Creates a directory. |
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| You can use the MKDIR or MD command to create a multilevel directory |
| structure. |
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| Syntax |
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| MKDIR [drive:]path |
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| MD [drive:]path |
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| Parameters |
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| drive: |
| Specifies the drive on which you want to create the new directory. |
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| path |
| Specifies the name and location of the new directory. The maximum length |
| of any single path from the root directory to the new directory is 63 |
| characters, including backslashes (\). |
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| Related Commands |
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| For information about deleting a directory, see the RMDIR command. For |
| information about changing directories, see the CHDIR command. |
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| MKDIR (MD)--Examples |
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| Suppose you want to create a directory on the disk in the current drive and |
| use the directory to store all your tax information. To create a directory |
| named TAXES, type the following command: |
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| mkdir \taxes |
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| You could also type this command with the same results: |
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| md \taxes |
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| Now suppose that the TAXES directory is the current directory and that you |
| want to create a subdirectory of TAXES named PROPERTY. To create the |
| PROPERTY directory, type the following command: |
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| mkdir property |
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