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What is the difference between MD and MKDIR batch command?

Both command creates folders. I read that MKDIR can create even subfolders.

  • Is that only difference?
  • Why there are two commands doing the same?
  • Which one should I use?
Solution

  • Just aliases of the same command.Here are the help messages:

    C:\>md /?
Creates a directory.

MKDIR [drive:]path
MD [drive:]path

    and 

    C:\>mkdir /?
Creates a directory.

MKDIR [drive:]path
MD [drive:]path

If Command Extensions are enabled MKDIR changes as follows:

MKDIR creates any intermediate directories in the path, if needed.
For example, assume \a does not exist then:

    mkdir \a\b\c\d

is the same as:

    mkdir \a
    chdir \a
    mkdir b
    chdir b
    mkdir c
    chdir c
    mkdir d

which is what you would have to type if extensions were disabled.