How to Create a New Directory in CMD

You can use the following syntax in Command Prompt (CMD) to create a new directory:

mkdir directory_name

This particular example will create a new directory with the specified name in the current directory.

Note: Ensure that the directory name you provide does not already exist, otherwise you will receive an error.

The following example shows how to use this syntax in practice.

Example: Creating a New Directory in CMD

Suppose that we want to create a new directory named my_app in the following path:

C:\Users\admin\Documents\cmd_script

We can type the following command to create the new directory:

mkdir C:\Users\admin\Documents\cmd_script\my_app
```powershell
The following screenshot shows how to use this syntax in practice:

!Make a directory in cmd

We can see that the new directory **my_app** has been created in **C:\Users\admin\Documents\cmd_script**.

Suppose we want to create a new directory in the current directory, we can run the following command:

```cmd
mkdir my_app
```powershell
The following screenshot shows how to use this syntax in practice:

!Create a new directory in the current directory

We can see that the new directory **my_app** has been created in the current directory.

## Conclusion

We can use the **mkdir** command followed by the path to create a new directory anywhere on the system.

You can find more topics about Active Directory tools and PowerShell basics on the [ActiveDirectoryTools](https://activedirectorytools.net/) home page.