How do you create a folder using the command line? [closed]

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How do you create a new folder / directory using the command line?

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mdpc · Accepted Answer · 2013-07-22 20:13:39Z

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Use the command

mkdir newdirname

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gronostaj · Accepted Answer · 2013-11-24 12:41:53Z

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md <directoryname> is also a shorter syntax of mkdir

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