Md

Applies To: Windows Server 2008,Windows Vista

Creates a directory or subdirectory.

$lib:\\md.bmp$ Note

This command is the same as the mkdir command.

For examples of how to use this command, see Examples.

Syntax

	$lib:\\md1.bmp$ Copy Code
md [<Drive>:]<Path> mkdir [<Drive>:]<Path>

Parameters

Parameter	Description
<Drive>:	Specifies the drive on which you want to create the new directory.
<Path>	Required. Specifies the name and location of the new directory. The maximum length of any single path is determined by the file system.
/?	Displays help at the command prompt.

Remarks

Command extensions, which are enabled by default, allow you to use a single md command to create intermediate directories in a specified path.

Examples

To create a directory named Directory1 within the current directory, type:

	$lib:\\md2.bmp$ Copy Code
md Directory1

To create the directory tree Taxes\Property\Current within the root directory, with command extensions enabled, type:

	$lib:\\md3.bmp$ Copy Code
md \Taxes\Property\Current

To create the directory tree Taxes\Property\Current within the root directory as in the previous example, but with command extensions disabled, type the following sequence of commands:

	$lib:\\md4.bmp$ Copy Code
md \Taxes cd \Taxes md Property cd Property md Current

Additional references

Command-Line Syntax Key

Cmd