Mkdir Command Does Not Work When You Use a Slash

ID: Q245673

The information in this article applies to:

Interix, versions 2.2.1, 2.2.2, 2.2.3, 2.2.4

SYMPTOMS

When you are using Interix 2.2 and you use the MKDIR command (a Unix utility used to make directories), you may not create a directory if you use the following syntax

mkdir dirname/

where dirname is the name of a directory that you want to create.

CAUSE

This issue occurs because you typed a slash (/) at the end of the command.

RESOLUTION

To resolve this issue, type the following command:

mkdir dirname

STATUS

This is a known issue with the Interix versions listed in this article. This issue is scheduled to be fixed in Interix version 2.2.4.08.

Additional query words:

Keywords : kbinterop kbtool
Version : :2.2.1,2.2.2,2.2.3,2.2.4
Platform : winnt
Issue type : kbprb