MKDIR(2)MKDIR(2)NAMEmkdir - make a directory
SYNOPSIS
#include <sys/types.h>
#include <sys/stat.h>
int mkdir(const char *path, mode_t mode);
DESCRIPTION
The mkdir() function creates a new directory named by the path name
pointed to by path. The mode of the new directory is initialized from
mode (see chmod(2) for values of mode). The protection part of the mode
argument is modified by the process's file creation mask (see
umask(2)).
The directory's owner ID is set to the process's effective user ID.
The directory's group ID is set to the process's effective group ID,
or if the S_ISGID bit is set in the parent directory, then the group ID
of the directory is inherited from the parent. The S_ISGID bit of the
new directory is inherited from the parent directory.
If path names a symbolic link, mkdir() fails and sets errno to EEXIST.
The newly created directory is empty with the exception of entries for
itself (.) and its parent directory (..).
Upon successful completion, mkdir() marks for update the st_atime,
st_ctime and st_mtime fields of the directory. Also, the st_ctime and
st_mtime fields of the directory that contains the new entry are marked
for update.
RETURN VALUES
Upon successful completion, 0 is returned. Otherwise, −1 is returned,
no directory is created, and errno is set to indicate the error.
ERRORS
The mkdir() function will fail if:
EACCES
Either a component of the path prefix denies search
permission or write permission is denied on the parent
directory of the directory to be created.
EDQUOT
The directory where the new file entry is being placed
cannot be extended because the user's quota of disk
blocks on that file system has been exhausted; the new
directory cannot be created because the user's quota of
disk blocks on that file system has been exhausted; or
the user's quota of inodes on the file system where the
file is being created has been exhausted.
EEXIST
The named file already exists.
EFAULT
The path argument points to an illegal address.
EINVAL
An attempt was made to create an extended attribute
that is a directory.
EIO
An I/O error has occurred while accessing the file sys‐
tem.
EILSEQ
The path argument includes non-UTF8 characters and the
file system accepts only file names where all charac‐
ters are part of the UTF-8 character codeset.
ELOOP
Too many symbolic links were encountered in translating
path, or a loop exists in symbolic links encountered
during resolution of path
EMLINK
The maximum number of links to the parent directory
would be exceeded.
ENAMETOOLONG
The length of the path argument exceeds PATH_MAX, or
the length of a path component exceeds NAME_MAX while
_POSIX_NO_TRUNC is in effect.
ENOENT
A component of the path prefix does not exist or is a
null pathname.
ENOLINK
The path argument points to a remote machine and the
link to that machine is no longer active.
ENOSPC
No free space is available on the device containing the
directory.
ENOTDIR
A component of the path prefix is not a directory.
EROFS
The path prefix resides on a read-only file system.
The mkdir() function may fail if:
ENAMETOOLONG
As a result of encountering a symbolic link in resolu‐
tion of the path argument, the length of the substi‐
tuted pathname string exceeded {PATH_MAX}.
EXAMPLES
Example 1 Create a directory.
The following example demonstrates how to create a directory named
/home/cnd/mod1, with read, write, and search permissions for owner and
group, and with read and search permissions for others.
#include <sys/types.h>
#include <sys/stat.h>
int status;
...
status = mkdir("/home/cnd/mod1",
S_IRWXU | S_IRWXG | S_IROTH | S_IXOTH);
ATTRIBUTES
See attributes(5) for descriptions of the following attributes:
┌────────────────────┬───────────────────┐
│ ATTRIBUTE TYPE │ ATTRIBUTE VALUE │
├────────────────────┼───────────────────┤
│Interface Stability │ Standard │
├────────────────────┼───────────────────┤
│MT-Level │ Async-Signal-Safe │
└────────────────────┴───────────────────┘
SEE ALSOchmod(2), mknod(2), umask(2), mkdirp(3GEN), stat.h(3HEAD),
attributes(5), standards(5)
May 18, 2007 MKDIR(2)
