diff --git a/src/examples/mkdir.c b/src/examples/mkdir.c
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..34507c6d72742d9a0c185101346683703b386ab8
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+++ b/src/examples/mkdir.c
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+/* mkdir.c
+
+   Creates a directory. */
+
+#include <stdio.h>
+#include <syscall.h>
+
+int
+main (int argc, char *argv[])
+{
+  if (argc != 2)
+    {
+      printf ("usage: %s DIRECTORY\n", argv[0]);
+      return EXIT_FAILURE;
+    }
+
+  if (!mkdir (argv[1]))
+    {
+      printf ("%s: mkdir failed\n", argv[1]);
+      return EXIT_FAILURE;
+    }
+
+  return EXIT_SUCCESS;
+}