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.TH MKDIR 2 "22 January 1997" GNO "System Calls"
.SH NAME
.BR mkdir
\- make a directory file
.SH SYNOPSIS
.nf
#include <sys/stat.h>
GNO: int \fBmkdir\fR (const char *\fIpath\fR);
POSIX: int \fBmkdir\fR (const char *\fIpath\fR, mode_t \fImode\fR);
.fi
.SH DESCRIPTION
The directory
.I path
is created with the access permissions specified by
.I mode
and restricted by the the
.BR umask (2)
of the calling process.
.LP
The directory's owner ID is set to the process's effective user ID.
The directory's group ID is set to that of the parent directory in
which it is created.
.SH RETURN VALUES
A 0 return value indicates success. A -1 return value
indicates an error, and an error code is stored in
.IR errno .
.SH BUGS
The GNO implementation does not take a
.IR mode
parameter. Attempting to provide one will cause stack errors.
The implementation should probably be changed to accept such a
parameter.
.SH SEE ALSO
.BR chmod (2),
.BR stat (2),
.BR umask (2)
.SH STANDARDS
Because of the missing
.IR mode
parameter in the GNO implementation,
.BR mkdir
does not conform to IEEE Std 1003.1-1988 (POSIX).