MATLAB Function Reference

mkdir

Make new directory

Graphical Interface

As an alternative to the mkdir function, you can click the icon in the Current Directory browser to add a directory.

Syntax

• mkdir('dirname')
  mkdir('parentdir','dirname')
  [status,message,messageid] = mkdir(...,'dirname')
  

Description

mkdir('dirname') creates the directory dirname in the current directory.

mkdir('parentdir','dirname') creates the directory dirname in the existing directory parentdir, where parentdir is an absolute or relative pathname.

[status,message,messageid] = mkdir(...,'dirname') creates the directory dirname in the existing directory parentdir, returning the status, a message, and the MATLAB error message ID (see error and lasterr). Here, status is 1 for success and is 0 for no error. Only one output argument is required.

Examples

Create a Subdirectory in Current Directory

To create a subdirectory in the current directory called newdir, type

• mkdir('newdir')
  

Create a Subdirectory in Specified Parent Directory

To create a subdirectory called newdir in the directory testdata, which is at the same level as the current directory, type

• mkdir('../testdata','newdir')
  

Return Status When Creating Directory

In this example, an attempt to create newdir fails because the directory already exists, and the error information is returned:

• [s,mess,messid] = mkdir('../testdata','newdir')
  
  s =
       0
  
  mess =
  
  Directory "newdir" already exists
  
  messid =
  
  MATLAB:MKDIR:DirectoryExists
  

See Also

copyfile, cd, dir, fileattrib, filebrowser, ls, movefile, rmdir

mislocked

mkpp