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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.]

     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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