mkdir (User view)

Function

The mkdir command creates a directory in the current storage device.

Format

mkdir directory

Parameters

Parameter	Description	Settings
directory	Specifies a directory or directory and its path.	The value is a string of case-insensitive characters in the [ drive ] [ path ] directory format. The absolute path length ranges from 1 to 64, while the directory name length ranges from 1 to 15. In the preceding parameter, drive specifies the storage device name, and path specifies the directory and subdirectory. The directory name cannot contain the following characters: ~ * / \ : ' "

Parameter

Description

Settings

directory

Specifies a directory or directory and its path.

The value is a string of case-insensitive characters in the [ drive ] [ path ] directory format. The absolute path length ranges from 1 to 64, while the directory name length ranges from 1 to 15.

In the preceding parameter, drive specifies the storage device name, and path specifies the directory and subdirectory.

The directory name cannot contain the following characters: ~ * / \ : ' "

Views

User view

Default Level

3: Management level

Usage Guidelines

Usage Scenario

The following describes the drive name.

drive is the storage device and is named as flash:.
If devices are stacked, drive can be named as:
- flash: root directory of the flash memory of the master switch in the stack.
- chassis ID#flash: root directory of the flash memory on a device in the stack.
For example, slot2#flash: indicates the flash memory in slot 2.

The path can be an absolute path or relative path. A relative path can be designated relative to either the root directory or the current working directory. A relative path beginning with a slash (/) is a path relative to the root directory.

flash:/my/test/ is an absolute path.
/selftest/ is a path relative to the root directory and indicates the selftest directory in the root directory.
selftest/ is a path relative to the current working directory and indicates the selftest directory in the current working directory.

If you only the subdirectory name is specified, a subdirectory is created in the current working directory. You can run the pwd command to query the current working directory. If the subdirectory name and directory path are specified, the subdirectory is created in the specified directory.

Precautions

The subdirectory name must be unique in a directory; otherwise, the message "Error: Directory already exists." is displayed.
A maximum of four directory levels are supported when you create a directory.

The file system has a restriction on the number of files in the root directory. Therefore, if more than 50 files exist in the root directory, creating new files in this directory may fail.

Example

# Create the subdirectory new in the flash card.

<HUAWEI> mkdir flash:/new
Info: Create directory flash:/new......Done.