Commodore PC Ms-Dos 3.2 User's Manual page 139

MS-DOS Commands 67
Mkdir
f> Synonym:
md
<^ Purpose:
Makes a new directory.
f) Syntax:
mkdir [drive.]path
(i Comments:
With this command you can create a multilevel directory struc-
>—^ ture. For instance, when you are in your root directory, you can
' ■ create subdirectories. Remember, though, that when you create
directories with mkdir, they always appear under your working
^.^^ directory unless you explicitly specify a different path with the
f] mkdir command.
Examples:
r> The following command creates a subdirectory named \ user in
your root directory:
^-^ mkdir \user
Now, suppose you want to create a directory named pete under
/-■*^ the \ user directory. To do this you could simply type the follow
ing command:
Mkdir (Make
Directory)
i
Creating a
subdirectory
mkdir \u5er\pete