MKDIR (MD) + Creating New SubdirectoriesCreates a new subdirectory.
VERSION
PC-DOS 2.0+
MS-DOS equivalent: MKDIR (MD) (2.0+)
TYPE
Internal
SYNTAX
MD [d:]path
OPTIONS
[d:] Specifies drive letter of disk you wish
to create the subdirectory on.
path Specifies path of directory names,
including the name of the subdirectory
to be created. The entire path name must
not exceed 63 characters, including
backslashes.
EXAMPLES
MD PHONES
creates a subdirectory named PHONES under your current
subdirectory.
MD B:PHONES
creates a new subdirectory under the default directory on the
disk in drive B.
MD \WP\FILES\PHONES
creates a new subdirectory named PHONES under the subdirectory
FILES, which is under the subdirectory WP, which in turn is
directly under the root directory (indicated by \).
UNDO
To delete a subdirectory that you have created with the
MKDIR command, you must use the RMDIR D) command. Note that the
subdirectory to be deleted with this command must be empty.
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SEE ALSO
CHDIR Command
PATH Command
RMDIR Command
TREE Command