GFS_MKDIR

NAME

gfs_mkdir - create a directory

SYNOPSIS

#include <gfarm/gfarm.h>

gfarm_error_t gfs_mkdir(const char * gfarm_url, gfarm_mode_t mode);

DESCRIPTION

gfs_mkdir() attempts to create a directory named gfarm_url.

mode speficies the permissions to use. It is modified by the process's umask in the usual way: the permissions of the created file are (mode & ˜umask).

RETURN VALUES

GFARM_ERR_NO_ERROR

The function terminated successfully.

GFARM_ERR_NO_MEMORY

Insufficient memory was available.

GFARM_ERR_ALREADY_EXISTS

gfarm_url already exists (not necessarily as a directory). This includes the case where gfarm_url is a symbolic link, dangling or not.

GFARM_ERR_NO_SUCH_OBJECT

The parent directory of gfarm_url does not exist.

GFARM_ERR_NOT_A_DIRECTORY

A component of the path prefix is not a directory.

Others

An error except the above occurred. The reason is shown by gfarm_error_string(3).