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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.