1mkdirp(3GEN)       String Pattern-Matching Library Functions      mkdirp(3GEN)
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NAME

6       mkdirp, rmdirp - create or remove directories in a path
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SYNOPSIS

9       cc [ flag ... ] file ... -lgen [ library ... ]
10       #include <libgen.h>
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12       int mkdirp(const char *path, mode_t mode);
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15       int rmdirp(char *dir, char *dir1);
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DESCRIPTION

19       The  mkdirp() function creates all the missing directories in path with
20       mode. See chmod(2) for the values of mode.
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23       The rmdirp() function removes directories in  path  dir.  This  removal
24       begins at the end of the path and moves backward toward the root as far
25       as possible. If an error occurs, the remaining path is stored in dir1.
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RETURN VALUES

28       If path already exists or if a  needed  directory  cannot  be  created,
29       mkdirp()  returns  −1  and sets errno to one of the error values listed
30       for mkdir(2). It returns zero if all the directories are created.
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33       The rmdirp() function returns 0 if it is able to remove every directory
34       in  the  path. It returns −2 if a ``.'' or ``..'' is in the path and −3
35       if an attempt is made to remove the  current  directory.  Otherwise  it
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EXAMPLES

39       Example 1 Example of creating scratch directories.
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42       The following example creates scratch directories.
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45         /* create scratch directories */
46         if(mkdirp("/tmp/sub1/sub2/sub3", 0755) == −1) {
47              fprintf(stderr, "cannot create directory");
48              exit(1);
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50         chdir("/tmp/sub1/sub2/sub3");
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54         /* cleanup */
55         chdir("/tmp");
56         rmdirp("sub1/sub2/sub3");
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ATTRIBUTES

60       See attributes(5) for descriptions of the following attributes:
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65       ┌─────────────────────────────┬─────────────────────────────┐
66       │      ATTRIBUTE TYPE         │      ATTRIBUTE VALUE        │
67       ├─────────────────────────────┼─────────────────────────────┤
68       │MT-Level                     │MT-Safe                      │
69       └─────────────────────────────┴─────────────────────────────┘
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SEE ALSO

72       chmod(2), mkdir(2), rmdir(2), malloc(3C), attributes(5)
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NOTES

75       The  mkdirp()  function uses malloc(3C) to allocate temporary space for
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80SunOS 5.11                        14 Oct 2003                     mkdirp(3GEN)
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