diff --git a/cmd/toolbox/cmd/mkdir.go b/cmd/toolbox/cmd/mkdir.go
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+// Copyright 2019 Sorint.lab
+//
+// Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+// you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+// You may obtain a copy of the License at
+//
+//     http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+//
+// Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+// distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+// WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied
+// See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+// limitations under the License.
+
+package cmd
+
+import (
+	"log"
+	"os"
+
+	"github.com/mitchellh/go-homedir"
+	"github.com/spf13/cobra"
+)
+
+var cmdMkdir = &cobra.Command{
+	Use:   "mkdir",
+	Run:   mkdirRun,
+	Short: "create the provided directories",
+}
+
+func init() {
+	CmdToolbox.AddCommand(cmdMkdir)
+}
+
+func mkdirRun(cmd *cobra.Command, args []string) {
+	if len(args) == 0 {
+		log.Fatalf("no directory name specified")
+	}
+
+	for _, dir := range args {
+		// expand ~
+		expDir, err := homedir.Expand(dir)
+		if err != nil {
+			log.Fatalf("failed to expand dir %q: %v", dir, err)
+		}
+		if err := os.MkdirAll(expDir, 0755); err != nil {
+			log.Fatalf("failed to create directory %q: %v", expDir, err)
+		}
+	}
+}