mkdirp(3G)                     DG/UX R4.11MU05                    mkdirp(3G)


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

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

       #include <libgen.h>

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

       int rmdirp (char *d, char *d1);

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

       rmdirp removes directories in path d.  This removal starts at the end
       of the path and moves back toward the root as far as possible.  If an
       error occurs, the remaining path is stored in d1.  rmdirp returns a 0
       only if it is able to remove every directory in the path.

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

SEE ALSO
       mkdir(2), rmdir(2).

DIAGNOSTICS
       If a needed directory cannot be created, mkdirp returns -1 and sets
       errno to one of the mkdir error numbers.  If all the directories are
       created, or existed to begin with, it returns zero.

NOTES
       mkdirp uses malloc to allocate temporary space for the string.

       rmdirp returns -2 if a ``.'' or ``..''  is in the path and -3 if an
       attempt is made to remove the current directory.  If an error occurs
       other than one of the above, -1 is returned.


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