Add a note on what happens if the "-p" option is specified

and a final directory already exists. Reviewed by: freebsd-audit MFC after: 5 days
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2001-06-29 11:45:14 +00:00 · 2001-06-29 11:45:14 +00:00 · c8dac8d42c · 2020-12-20 02:59:44 +00:00
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--- a/bin/mkdir/mkdir.1
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@ -73,6 +73,8 @@ are interpreted relative to an initial mode of
 Create intermediate directories as required.
 If this option is not specified, the full path prefix of each
 operand must already exist.
+On the other hand, with this option specified, no error will
+be reported if a directory given as an operand already exists.
 Intermediate directories are created with permission bits of
 .Li rwxrwxrwx (\&0777)
 as modified by the current umask, plus write and search