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mkdir: feature request --reference

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Message #17 received at 8749 <at> debbugs.gnu.org (full text, mbox):

From: Paul Eggert <eggert <at> cs.ucla.edu>
To: Shaun Jackman <sjackman <at> bcgsc.ca>
Cc: "8749 <at> debbugs.gnu.org" <8749 <at> debbugs.gnu.org>, Bob Proulx <bob <at> proulx.com>
Subject: Re: bug#8749: mkdir: feature request --reference
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.

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