# this is a function
# enter it at the keyboard, do not run it as a shell script
function makepath()
{
	if [[ ${#1} -eq 0 || -d "$1" ]]
		then
			return 0        # Do nothing
	fi
	if [[ "${1%/*}" = "$1" ]]
		then
			mkdir $1
			return $?
	fi
	makepath ${1%/*} || return 1
	mkdir $1
	return $?
}