CREATE/DIRECTORY

CREATE/DIRECTORY is a DCL command that creates one or more new directories or subdirectories. The /DIRECTORY qualifier is required.

Syntax

CREATE/FDL=fdl-filespec [filespec]

Qualifiers

/LOG specifies that an informational message should be printed to the terminal.

Access Required

Requires write (W) access to the master file directory (MFD) to create a first-level directory. On a system volume, generally only users with a system user identification code (UIC) or the SYSPRV or BYPASS user privileges have write (W) access to the MFD to create a first-level directory. Requires write (W) access to the lowest level directory that currently exists to create a subdirectory.