GFS_MKDIR(3)

NAME
gfs_mkdir - create a directory

SYNOPSIS

#include <gfarm/gfarm.h>

char *gfs_mkdir (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

NULL
    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 its pointed strings.