+dirmode=""
+
+usage="\
+Usage: mkinstalldirs [-h] [--help] [-m mode] dir ..."
+
+# process command line arguments
+while test $# -gt 0 ; do
+ case "${1}" in
+ -h | --help | --h* ) # -h for help
+ echo "${usage}" 1>&2; exit 0 ;;
+ -m ) # -m PERM arg
+ shift
+ test $# -eq 0 && { echo "${usage}" 1>&2; exit 1; }
+ dirmode="${1}"
+ shift ;;
+ -- ) shift; break ;; # stop option processing
+ -* ) echo "${usage}" 1>&2; exit 1 ;; # unknown option
+ * ) break ;; # first non-opt arg
+ esac
+done
+
+for file
+do
+ if test -d "$file"; then
+ shift
+ else
+ break
+ fi
+done
+
+case $# in
+0) exit 0 ;;
+esac
+
+case $dirmode in
+'')
+ if mkdir -p -- . 2>/dev/null; then
+ echo "mkdir -p -- $*"
+ exec mkdir -p -- "$@"
+ fi ;;
+*)
+ if mkdir -m "$dirmode" -p -- . 2>/dev/null; then
+ echo "mkdir -m $dirmode -p -- $*"
+ exec mkdir -m "$dirmode" -p -- "$@"
+ fi ;;
+esac