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SHTOOL-MKDIR.TMP(1)	     GNU Portable Shell Tool	     SHTOOL-MKDIR.TMP(1)

NAME
     shtool mkdir - GNU shtool mkdir(1) style command

SYNOPSIS
     shtool mkdir [-t|--trace] [-f|--force] [-p|--parents] [-m|--mode mode]
     [-o|--owner owner] [-g|--group group] dir [dir ...]

DESCRIPTION
     This is a mkdir(1) style command with additional options and the ability to
     be smart if the directory already exists which is important for installa-
     tion procedures.

OPTIONS
     The following command line options are available.

     -t, --trace
	 Shows the actually involved shell commands.

     -f, --force
	 Forced continuation and no complaints if directory already exists.  De-
	 fault is to terminate with error.

     -p, --parents
	 Automatic parent directory creation. Default is to only create the last
	 directory in the path and fail if parents are missing.

     -m, --mode mode
	 The directory mode applied to the directory, see chmod(1). Omitting
	 mode skips this step and leaves the operating system default which is
	 usually based on umask(1). Some directory modes require superuser priv-
	 ileges to be set. Default is to stick with operating system defaults.

     -o, --owner owner
	 The directory owner name or id applied to the directory, see chown(1).
	 This option requires superuser privileges to execute. Default is to
	 skip this step and leave the operating system default which is usually
	 based on the executing uid or the parent setuid directory.

     -g, --group group
	 The directory group name or id applied to the directory, see chgrp(1).
	 This option requires superuser privileges to execute to the fullest ex-
	 tend, otherwise the choice of group is limited on most operating sys-
	 tems.	Default is to skip this step and leave the operating system de-
	 fault which is usually based on the executing gid or the parent setgid
	 directory.

EXAMPLE
      #   Makefile
      install:
	  shtool mkdir -f -p -m 755 $(bindir)
	  shtool mkdir -f -p -m 755 $(mandir)/man1
	   :

HISTORY
     The GNU shtool mkdir command was originally written for Public Domain by
     Noah Friedman and later revised by Ralf S. Engelschall <rse@en-
     gelschall.com> in 1999 for inclusion into GNU shtool.

SEE ALSO
     shtool(1), mkdir(1).

18-Jul-2008			  shtool 2.0.8		     SHTOOL-MKDIR.TMP(1)

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