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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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