mkdir
makes a new directory
Syntax
mkdir(dirname) mkdir(parentdir, dirname) status = mkdir( ... ) [status, msg] = mkdir( ... )
Arguments
- dirname
a character string: a directory to create.
- parentdir
a character string: a directory in which the new directory
dirnamewill be created.- status
an integer: the status of the operation.
- msg
a character string: a message about an error.
Description
mkdir(dirname) creates the directory dirname in the current directory, if dirname represents a relative path. Otherwise, dirname represents an absolute path and mkdir attempts to create the absolute directory dirname.
mkdir(parentdir, dirname) creates the directory dirname in the directory parentdir (if parentdir is not existing it will be created), where parentdir is an absolute or relative pathname.
[status,msg] = mkdir(parentdir, dirname) creates the directory dirname in the existing directory parentdir, returning the status and the message about an error.
status |
msg |
| -2 | mkdir: An error occurred: A file with the same name already exists in dirname |
| 0 | mkdir: An error occurred: Impossible to create directory dirname |
| 1 | |
| 2 | mkdir: An error occurred: This directory already exists in dirname |
Whatever the operating system, if the creating of directory
succeeds, the status is 1 and the message
msg is empty.
Examples
// Absolute pathname mkdir(TMPDIR+"/mkdir_example_1") status_2 = mkdir(TMPDIR+"/mkdir_example_2") [status_3,msg_3] = mkdir(TMPDIR+"/mkdir_example_3") // Absolute pathname (parentdir + dirname) [status_4,msg_4] = mkdir(TMPDIR,"mkdir_example_4") // Relative pathname cd TMPDIR; [status_5,msg_5] = mkdir("mkdir_example_5") [status_6,msg_6] = mkdir("mkdir_example_5/mkdir_example_6")
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