diff --git a/pupy/modules/mkdir.py b/pupy/modules/mkdir.py
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+# -*- coding: UTF8 -*-
+from pupylib.PupyModule import *
+from pupylib.utils.rpyc_utils import redirected_stdio
+
+__class_name__="mkdir"
+
+@config(cat="admin")
+class mkdir(PupyModule):
+    """ create an empty directory """
+
+    def init_argparse(self):
+        self.arg_parser = PupyArgumentParser(prog="mkdir", description=self.__doc__)
+        self.arg_parser.add_argument('dir', type=str, help='directory name')
+
+    def run(self, args):
+        self.client.load_package("pupyutils.basic_cmds")
+        with redirected_stdio(self.client.conn):
+            self.client.conn.modules["pupyutils.basic_cmds"].mkdir(args.dir)
+