Create Nested Directories using mkdir Command

If you use the mkdir to create a directory inside a directory you would get an error,

# mkdir dir1/dir2
mkdir: cannot create directory 'dir1/dir2': No such file or directory

To create a nested directories like dir1/dir2 you need to pass in an optional argument -p or --parents along with it.

Example:

# mkdir -p dir1/dir2/dir3

Create nested directories using mkdir command

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