On 05/30/11 10:29, Shaun Jackman wrote: > When using mkdir > -pm, the specified mode is applied only to the final directory and not > the parent directories
That behavior is required by POSIX; see <http://pubs.opengroup.org/onlinepubs/9699919799/utilities/mkdir.html>. Perhaps an argument could be made for a new option, which would have the behavior you'd prefer; it'd be nice to see use cases.
