"Paul T. Darga" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:

> When running mkdir with -m and -p options, the specified mode is not
> honored for parent directories.  This is consistent with the
> documentation, but it strikes me as a bit bogus.  Is there a reason
> for this behavior?

It's the tradition, and POSIX requires it.  See
<http://www.opengroup.org/susv3/utilities/mkdir.html>.


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