Error while making a directory in Powershell

Question

I am getting error while making the following directory in powershell

mkdir bin NAME tests docs

Here is the error:

A positional parameter cannot be found that accepts argument 'NAME'

What are you trying to create? Mkdir is an alias for New-Item. Type Help New-Item -Detailed for how to use this command — Scepticalist
– Scepticalist, Commented Oct 11, 2019 at 11:09
Did you try to create several dirs at once or do you expect a new directory "bin NAME tests docs"? — harper
– harper, Commented Oct 11, 2019 at 11:27

Matthew · Accepted Answer · 2019-10-11 11:17:53Z

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To create a new directory with PowerShell you should be using new-item

An example:

New-Item -Path "c:\" -Name "NAME\test\docs" -ItemType "directory"

Additional documentation found here

answered Oct 11, 2019 at 11:17

Matthew

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JosefZ · Accepted Answer · 2023-12-24 22:49:24Z

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mkdir bin NAME tests docs

instead, use comma separated name

mkdir bin, NAME, tests, docs

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answered Dec 18, 2023 at 13:18

Nilesh Raj

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Did you try your suggested code? Please read output from Get-Command mkdir | Select-Object -ExpandProperty Definition…