Context
I need to provide instructions in a project on which folders and subfolders need to exist before the code will run locally. The required folder is three levels deep, and I want a quick way to create the full directory tree.
Search terms
mkdir subfolders
Helpful link
https://stackoverflow.com/questions/9242163/bash-mkdir-and-subfolders
Outcome
I learned that the mkdir command in a bash terminal includes option “-p” to create all necessary parent folders for a full path in one command.