title: Why does mkdir <path> fails in npm run in Windows?
body: <p>I am using Cygwin bash on windows. When I run <code>mkdir -p dist/ts</code> it works fine. But when the same is added to a script in <code>package.json</code> like</p>
  
  <pre><code>  "scripts": {
      "test1": "mkdir -p dist/ts "
    }
  </code></pre>
  
  <p>npm returns the following error:</p>
  
  <pre><code>The syntax of the command is incorrect.
  
  npm ERR! Windows_NT 6.3.9600
  npm ERR! argv "C:\\Program Files\\nodejs\\node.exe" "C:\\Users\\mmauricepinto\\AppData\\Roaming\\npm\\node_modules\\npm\\bin\\npm-cli.js" "run" "test1"
  npm ERR! node v5.10.1
  npm ERR! npm  v3.8.6
  npm ERR! code ELIFECYCLE
  npm ERR! angular2-google-maps@0.16.0 test1: `mkdir -p dist/ts`
  npm ERR! Exit status 1
  npm ERR!
  npm ERR! Failed at the angular2-google-maps@0.16.0 test1 script 'mkdir -p dist/ts'.
  npm ERR! Make sure you have the latest version of node.js and npm installed.
  npm ERR! If you do, this is most likely a problem with the angular2-google-maps package,
  npm ERR! not with npm itself.
  npm ERR! Tell the author that this fails on your system:
  npm ERR!     mkdir -p dist/ts
  npm ERR! You can get information on how to open an issue for this project with:
  npm ERR!     npm bugs angular2-google-maps
  npm ERR! Or if that isn't available, you can get their info via:
  npm ERR!     npm owner ls angular2-google-maps
  npm ERR! There is likely additional logging output above.
  
  npm ERR! Please include the following file with any support request:
  npm ERR!     C:\cygwin\home\mmauricepinto\Startup\angular2-google-maps\npm-debug.log
  </code></pre>