How do I create a directory in KDE?

From konqueror?

Just go to the directory in which you want to make a new one, rightclick in an open space in the large righthand side panel, and click 'create new' then 'directory'

The keyboard shortcut is F10.

how would I do that for: ~/.kde/share/apps/ksplash/pics ?

open up a console, cd to the directory you want to create the new directory in and then use the mkdir command.

well I cant get the mkdir to work and I dont think I did it right the other way

Or just
mkdir ~/.kde/share/apps/ksplash/pics
from any directory - you can tab-complete the front stuff.

-- Can't get it to work? What happened?

it says cannot creat the directory because there is no such file or directory

Definitely get used to the TAB autocomplete function in the terminal. It will ensure you are typing things correctly, which is likely the reason for the above mentioned error. The other option, but rather one NOT to use in this instance since all above directories are likely already created would be the -p flag:
mkdir -p ~/.kde/share/apps/ksplash/pics
And it will create all the directories below it up to the final drectory 'pics'. But since .kde/share/apps/ksplash probably already exists it's likely either:
a. .kde3 instead of just .kde
b. you missed the . before the .kde
Or
c. You are fishing around in the wrong directory?



HTH

Cool

I just need to do it so that I can Install the kde splash screens form www.kde-look.org (at least thatats how they told me to do it)

Well, that's what MasterC was saying - try trickykid's suggestion in this case - you must be missing a directory in the chain. cd to your target until you get a 'not found' and then make *that* directory and the ones below it.

You're probably going to need to create /ksplash and /pics.

so make the directory /ksplash first and then go into it and make the directory /pics?

Yes. the "ksplash" directory is mot likely not there by default, so you need to create it first.

cd .kde/share/apps
mkdir ksplash
cd ksplash
mkdir pics

thanks daihard that worked

You're welcome. Have fun with your Red Hat.

No one do that!