String Pattern-Matching Library Functions            mkdirp(3GEN)



NAME
     mkdirp, rmdirp - create or remove directories in a path

SYNOPSIS
     cc [ flag ... ] file ... -lgen [ library ... ]
     #include 

     int mkdirp(const char *path, modet mode);


     int rmdirp(char *dir, char *dir1);


DESCRIPTION
     The mkdirp() function creates all the missing directories in
     path with mode. See chmod(2) for the values of mode.


     The rmdirp() function removes directories in path dir.  This
     removal  begins  at  the  end of the path and moves backward
     toward the root as far as possible. If an error occurs,  the
     remaining path is stored in dir1.

RETURN VALUES
     If path already exists or if a needed  directory  cannot  be
     created,  mkdirp()  returns  -1 and sets errno to one of the
     error values listed for mkdir(2). It returns zero if all the
     directories are created.


     The rmdirp() function returns 0 if  it  is  able  to  remove
     every  directory  in  the  path. It returns -2 if a ``.'' or
     ``..'' is in the path and -3 if an attempt is made to remove
     the current directory. Otherwise it returns -1.

EXAMPLES
     Example 1 Example of creating scratch directories.


     The following example creates scratch directories.


       /* create scratch directories */
       if(mkdirp("/tmp/sub1/sub2/sub3", 0755) == -1) {
            fprintf(stderr, "cannot create directory");
            exit(1);
       }
       chdir("/tmp/sub1/sub2/sub3");
       .
       .
       .
       /* cleanup */



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String Pattern-Matching Library Functions            mkdirp(3GEN)



       chdir("/tmp");
       rmdirp("sub1/sub2/sub3");


ATRIBUTES
     See attributes(5) for descriptions of the  following  attri-
     butes:



     
           ATRIBUTE TYPE               ATRIBUTE VALUE       
    
     MT-Level                     MT-Safe                     
    


SEE ALSO
     chmod(2), mkdir(2), rmdir(2), malloc(3C), attributes(5)

NOTES
     The mkdirp() function uses malloc(3C) to allocate  temporary
     space for the string.
































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