Maildir shell script:
make a Maildir directory and subdirectories

Syntax:

maildir-mkdir [path]

This script makes these directories:

Maildir/cur
Maildir/new
Maildir/tmp

Path details

The path default is the current user's home directory.

The path must exist.

Examples

To make directories in the current user's home directory:

maildir-mkdir

To make directories in a specific directory:

maildir-mkdir /home/alice

To make directories that get automatically copied when a typical Linux sysadmin creates a new user on the system:

maildir-mkdir /etc/skel