The mkdir command can create not just a directory but also a complex directory structure if you ask in the right way. The mkdir command can do more than create a single directory.

Rather than create a folder with one command, and then switch to it with another command, the One Thing Well weblog suggests making an alias that automates the process with a single command. To ...

If you're new to Linux administration, Jack Wallen shows you a skill you'll definitely need to have--creating directories from the command line interface.

Here's an example: mkdir -p parentdir/childdir/etc That command will create a new directory called parentdir with a subdirectory of childdir and another subdirectory inside of childdir called etc.