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-## mkdir -pm ignores -m for parent directories
+## When used with -p, -m only applies to the deepest directory.
 
 ### Problematic code:
 
@@ -6,8 +6,19 @@
 mkdir -p -m 0755 foo/bar/baz
 ```
 
+### Correct code:
+
+```sh
+mkdir -p foo/bar/baz
+chmod 0755 foo/bar/baz foo/bar foo
+```
+
 ### Rationale:
 
-When using `-m 0755`, the mode of the directory created will be set to 0755. When using `-p`, parent directories which do not exist will be created, but the mode specified by `-m` will only be used on the non-parent directory. The parent directories will get their access mode the default way, via [umask(2)].
+When using `-m 0755`, the mode of the directory created will be set to 0755. When using `-p`, parent directories which do not exist will be created, but the mode specified by `-m` will only be used on the last directory. The parent directories will get their access mode the default way, via [umask(2)].
 
-[umask(2)]: http://man7.org/linux/man-pages/man2/umask.2.html
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+[umask(2)]: http://man7.org/linux/man-pages/man2/umask.2.html
+
+### Exceptions:
+
+ShellCheck does not warn if the path only has one component, as in `mkdir -p -m 0755 mydir`, but will not attempt to determine whether this applies for a variable as in `mkdir -p -m 0755 "$mydir"`. You can mkdir/chmod separately or [[ignore]] this message.