[colug-432] mkdir

[Rob Stampfli]

On Tue, May 12, 2015 at 10:23:41AM -0400, Steve VanSlyck wrote:
> Anyone know what's going on with this? I din't use no stinking
> option 'a'
> 
> me in /home/me > mkdir -parents -verbose /home/newuser/.ssh mkdir:
> invalid option -- 'a' Try 'mkdir --help' for more information. me in
> /home/me >

Actually, you did request the invalid option 'a', because you didn't
use double dashes when specifying the options in their "long" form:
$ mkdir --parents --verbose /home/newuser/.ssh

or in the short form:
$ mkdir -p -v /home/newuser/.ssh

Rob