mkdir (MATLAB Function Reference)

Make directory

Syntax

mkdir('dirname')
mkdir('parentdir','newdir')
status = mkdir('parentdir','newdir')
[status,msg] = mkdir('parentdir','newdir')

Description

mkdir('parentdir')

creates the directory dirname in the current directory.

mkdir('parentdir','newdir')

creates the directory newdir in the existing directory parentdir.

status = mkdir('parentdir','newdir')

returns 1 if the new directory is created successfully, 2 if it already exists, and 0 otherwise.

[status,msg] = mkdir('parentdir','newdir')

returns a non-empty error message string when an error occurs.