MPE/iX Shell and Utilities Reference Manual, Vol 1

mkdir(1) MPE/iX Shell and Utilities mkdir(1)

Message: Octal mode may contain only digits [0-7] in numstring

Cause: When using the octal mode to indicate new access permissions, you speciﬁed a

string numstring which contained a character other than the digits 0 to 7.

Action: Make sure that all mode values in octal mode are valid octal numbers, contain-

ing only the digits 0 through 7.

Message: Unknown option "–option"

Cause: You speciﬁed an option that is not valid for mkdir.

Action: Check the DESCRIPTION section for a list of valid mkdir options.

Message: Unknown or missing operator in symbolic mode "mode-

string" "

Cause: When using the symbolic mode to indicate new access permissions, you speci-

ﬁed a string modestring which had either a missing or unrecognized operator.

Action: Make sure that all mode values in symbolic mode contain one of the following

operators: +, -,or=.

PORTABILITY

POSIX.2. x/OPEN Portability Guide 4.0. All UNIX systems.

MPE/iX NOTES

For information on how the current

MPE/iX implementation may affect the operation of this

utility, see Appendix A, MPE/iX Implementation Considerations.