recursive mkdir

Question

Is there a linux command that I'm overlooking that makes it possible to do something along the lines of: (pseudo)

$ mkdir -R foo/bar/zoo/andsoforth

Or is there no alternative but to make the directories one at a time?

funny, I was looking at that page but totally overlooked "parent" because I was thinking of them as children (left to right). — Dr.Dredel, Aug 7 '12 at 20:37
Protip: In some shells you can even do mkdir -p foo/{bar,baz}/zoo/andsoforth. Very useful! — Aaron Copley, Aug 7 '12 at 20:43

EEAA · Accepted Answer · 2012-08-07 20:35:33Z

up vote 36 down vote accepted

$ mkdir -p foo/bar/zoo/andsoforth

answered Aug 7 '12 at 20:35

EEAA
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-p... fantastic! – Dr.Dredel Aug 7 '12 at 20:36

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