.TH dosmkdir "" "" Command
.PC "Create a directory in an \*(MD file system"
\fBdosmkdir \fIdevice\fB:\fIdirectory\fR
.PP
.II "MS-DOS^make a directory"
.B dosmkdir
makes
.I directory
in an \*(MD file system.
.I device
names the floppy-disk or hard-disk device that holds the file system to be
modified, e.g.,
.BR /dev/fha0 .
You can also build a file of aliases so that
you can access the drives as
.BR a ,
.BR b ,
etc.
For details, see the Lexicon entry for
.BR doscp ,
which explains how to set up defaults for the \fBdos\fR family of commands.
.SH Example
The following command creates directory
.BR mydir .
It assumes that you have defined
.B a
to be a device in which is set an \*(MD file system:
.DM
	dosmkdir a:/mydir
.DE
.SH Files
\fB/etc/default/msdos\fR \(em Setup file
.SH "See Also"
.Xr "commands, " commands 
.Xr "dos," dos
.Xr "mkdir" mkdir
.SH Notes
.B dosmkdir
does not understand compressed \*(MD file systems created by programs such as
.B Stacker
or \*(MD 6.0
.BR dblspace .
