What directory were you in when you were trying the mkdir command? (I.e., the 
output of pwd). The fact that ~/planets worked suggests you were somewhere you 
shouldn't be, so maybe a cd step needs to be added to the tutorial?

-Steve 

> On Jun 2, 2016, at 10:46, Tyler Richards <[email protected]> wrote:
> 
> Hey all,
> 
> I'm working on the git tutorial, and when I try to create directories using 
> $ mkdir planets
> but it says 'cannot create directory 'planets': permission denied
> 
> then I tried 
> $ sudo mkdir planets
> and the same issue came up. Any idea how to fix? I found a temporary solution 
> using 
> $ mkdir ~/planets 
> but would like to know if anyone knows a more permanent solution.
> 
> 
> best,
> 
> -- 
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