Type “mkdir [directory]” at the command prompt to make the directory.

Use the name of your new directory in place of the [directory] command line operator.

For example, to create a directory called “business,” type “mkdir business.” Be aware that this will create the directory within the current working directory.

How do you create a directory?

Type in the MKDIR command to create a directory or folder. In this case, we want to make a folder named TECHRECIPE, so we type in mkdir TECHRECIPE into CMD. 6.You are done. You can go to the newly created folder using CMD by typing in the command CD followed by name of the folder.

How do I create a directory in Unix?

Directories

• mkdir dirname — make a new directory.
• cd dirname — change directory. You basically ‘go’ to another directory, and you will see the files in that directory when you do ‘ls’.
• pwd — tells you where you currently are.