Create a new directory using the terminal in Ubuntu The command below creates a new directory named MyLinuxDownloads in the current directory. Enter the following using the terminal. sudo mkdir /MyUbuntuDownloads To remove the directory MyUbuntuDownloads and all it's content enter the following in the terminal. sudo rm - r /MyUbuntuDownloads You may be required to enter your root password. Home - Apache - Ubuntu - MySQL - PHP - Misc Updated on: 2008-01-07 18:54:58