linux - Is it possible to recursively create folders using shell script?

Question

Im trying to create recursively level of directories like /folder1/folder2/folder3

Im trying this mkdir folder1/folder2/folder3, but doesnt work. how can I do it?

thanks

question from:https://stackoverflow.com/questions/8274920/is-it-possible-to-recursively-create-folders-using-shell-script

Answer 1

You should pass the -p parameter to mkdir so it will create all the subfolders. So following your example:

mkdir -p folder1/folder2/folder3