MKDIRP(3G-SVR4)     RISC/os Reference Manual      MKDIRP(3G-SVR4)



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



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