Subject: bug#8749: mkdir: feature request --reference

From: Paul Eggert <[email-masked]>
Date: Mon, 30 May 2011 22:04:01 -0700

On 05/30/11 10:29, Shaun Jackman wrote:
> When using mkdir
> -pm, the specified mode is applied only to the final directory and not
> the parent directories

That behavior is required by POSIX; see
<http://pubs.opengroup.org/onlinepubs/9699919799/utilities/mkdir.html>.

Perhaps an argument could be made for a new option, which would
have the behavior you'd prefer; it'd be nice to see use cases.