In this post we are going to discuss [1] how to create a directory, [2] create multiple directories at once, [3] create a directory inside a directory which does not exist.
Create a directory
#mkdir <directory name> command will create a directory. You can check it by issuing ls command.
I created a directory called dirA, then its seen by ls cmd.
Create multiple directories at once
#mkdir <directory name1> <directory name2> . . . . . command will create multiple directories at once in the same directory. Note the directory names are seperated by space.
I created 3 directries namely dirB, dirC and dirD.
Create a directory inside another that does not exist
#mkdir -p <non existing directory>/<directory name> command will create a directory inside non existing directory. Note the directories are seperated by / forward slash.
I created dirF inside dirE which does not exist. Verify it by ussuing ls command.
Summary
#mkdir a
#mkdir a b c d
#mkdir -p a/b
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We have seen how the directories and files are organized in Linux in last post. Today we are going to learn how we refer a particular file or directory in 02 ways.
Absolute path
Always begines at / and ends at a single file specifying all directories and subdirectories between them.
for example, the absolute path for message file is
/var/log/messages
Relative path
A path related to your working directory.
for example, the relative path for message file for a user in var directory is
log/messages
Summary
Absolute path: starts from root
Relative path: starts from working directory
tags: absolute path, relative path, linux, ubuntu, fedora, redhat, rhcsa, system admin, engineer, programing, cd, india
