How do I create a directory from within Emacs?
How exactly can I create a new directory using Emacs? What commands do I use? (If possible, please provide an example) jfs to create the directory dir/to/create , type: M-x make-directory RET dir/to/create RET to create directories dir/parent1/node and dir/parent2/node , type: M-! mkdir -p dir/parent{1,2}/node RET It assumes that Emacs's inferior shell is bash / zsh or other compatible shell. or in a Dired mode + It doesn't create nonexistent parent directories. Example: C-x d *.py RET ; shows python source files in the CWD in `Dired` mode + test RET ; create `test` directory in the CWD CWD