How to make mkdir /home/<username>/bin on Mac

[GundamSK]

I read “how to Starting Syncthing Automatically on MacOSX Without homebrew” in https://docs.syncthing.net/users/autostart.html#mac-os-x

In the 1st step, it directs: “Copy the syncthing binary (the file you would open to launch Syncthing) into a directory called bin in your home directory i.e. into /home//bin. If “bin” does not exist, create it.”

So, by using Terminal, I tried the next command: sudo mkdir /home/GundamSK/bin where GundamSK stands for my username, and next typed my password. But Terminal answered as Operation not supported

How to make mkdir /home/GundamSK/bin on MacOSX ?

[calmh (Jakob Borg)]

I don’t know why it says operation not supported. But do not use sudo. That will create a directory owned by root which is precisely what we want to avoid.

You can create the directory in your home directory using the Finder, as usual. Or, open a terminal and type mkdir bin (it should start in your home directory).

[krmathis]

Your home directory is /Users/GundamSK/, not /home/GundamSK/, somewhat explaining why you get the error message.
Apart from that, Jakob has the solution.

[GundamSK]

Thank you for your advice, but the situation does not change.

1. Following your advice, I activated a root account on my MacOSX;
2. Next, I logined by the root, and using Terminal, I typed as mkdir /home/GundamSK/bin where GundamSK is my username.
3. But Terminal responded as Operation not supported This is the same situation as before.

I think, even if we use sudo or root, the latest MacOS Sierra(10.12.5) prohibits to make any directory under /home/ ?

[GundamSK]

Thank you very much for your advice.

I read wrongly the meaning of my “home directly”. Following your advice, as I made /Users/GundamSK/home/bin/ and copy the binary of syncthing, everything is now OK.