R21xx-HP FlexFabric 11900 Fundamentals Command Reference

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mkdir

Use mkdir to create a folder in the current directory.

Syntax

mkdir directory

Views

User view

Predefined user roles

network-admin

Parameters

directory: Specifies the name of a folder, a case-sensitive string.

Usage guidelines

The name of the folder to be created must be different from the names of the files and folders in the

specified directory.

To use this command to create a folder, the specified directory must exist. For example, to create the

flash:/test/mytest folder, the test folder must exist. Otherwise, the mytest folder is not created.

Examples

In standalone mode:

# Create the test folder on the standby MPU (in slot 5).

<Sysname> mkdir slot5#flash:/test

Creating directory slot5#flash:/test... Done.

In IRF mode:

# Create the test folder on the active MPU of the IRF fabric.

<Sysname> mkdir test

Creating directory flash:/test... Done.

# Create the test folder on the standby MPU that resides in slot 5 of member device 2.

<Sysname> mkdir chassis2#slot5#flash:/test

Creating directory chassis2#slot5#flash:/test... Done.

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