1 May 2002
gfs_mkdir 3 Gfarm
gfs_mkdir create a directory

    #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.