Find Out What mkdir Is Doing As It Actsmkdir -vNow isn't that much easier? Even easier still would be using the -v option (or --verbose), which tells you what mkdir is doing every step of the way, so you don't need to actually check to make sure mkdir has done its job. $ mkdir -pv pictures/personal/family mkdir: created directory 'pictures' mkdir: created directory 'pictures/personal' mkdir: created directory 'pictures/personal/family' One of the best things about being a Linux user is that the OS goes out of its way to reward lazy usersthe lazier the betterand this is a great way to see that in action. |