mkdirp(3G)                                                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, mode_t 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.]
             The protection part of the mode argument is modified by the
             process's file creation mask [see umask(2)].

             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");

       RETURN VALUES
             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.

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





                           Copyright 1994 Novell, Inc.               Page 1

      mkdirp(3G)                                                mkdirp(3G)


            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.

      REFERENCES
            mkdir(2), rmdir(2), umask(2)










































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