CLI Machines Files Mkdir

ed machines files mkdir

Makes a directory on the machine.

ed machines files mkdir <machine> <path> [--json]

Name	Type / values	Default	What it does
machine	machine name, SSH alias, id or unambiguous prefix	required	Which machine.
path	remote directory path	required	The directory to make.
--json	flag	off	Emit JSON on stdout.

{
  "done": true,
  "machine": "Asus TUF 7",
  "path": "/home/pulkit/backup/2026-08"
}

ed machines files mkdir tuf /home/pulkit/backup
ed machines files mkdir tuf /srv/releases/2026-08/staging
ed machines files mkdir tuf /tmp/work --json

What runs is mkdir -p, so missing parents are created in one go and a directory that already exists is not an error: it prints made <path> and exits 0. A path the account cannot write exits 1 with the machine's message.

Where to go next

• ed machines files, the rest of this group
• All ed commands