In the previous module we discussed how to move between directories and view their contents, we are now going to discuss how to create files and directories.
To create a directory, type mkdir followed by the name of the directory you want to create.
[user@host ~]$ mkdir a_directory
[user@host ~]$ ls
a_directory Scratch shell-training
To create two directories at the same time: just separate the names with a space.
[user@host ~]$ mkdir b_directory c_directory
[user@host ~]$ ls
a_directory b_directory c_directory Scratch shell-training
If we want to create a directory in a specific location we put the path to an existing directory before your new directory name to create a directory in that location.
[user@host ~]$ mkdir shell-training/a_directory
[user@host ~]$ ls shell-training
a_directory animals data docs scripts
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