shtool-mkdir - GNU shtool mkdir(1) style command
shtool mkdir [-t|--trace]
[-f|--force] [-p|--parents]
[-m|--mode mode] [-o|--owner
owner] [-g|--group group] dir [dir
...]
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 installation procedures.
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. Default
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
privileges 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 extend, otherwise the choice of group is limited on
most operating systems. Default is to skip this step and leave the
operating system default which is usually based on the executing gid or
the parent setgid directory.
# Makefile
install:
shtool mkdir -f -p -m 755 $(bindir)
shtool mkdir -f -p -m 755 $(mandir)/man1
:
The GNU shtool mkdir command was originally written
for Public Domain by Noah Friedman and later revised by Ralf S. Engelschall
<rse@engelschall.com> in 1999 for inclusion into GNU
shtool.