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1.1       root        1: .TH PMKDIR 1P "22 June 1983"
                      2: .UC 4
                      3: .SH NAME
                      4: pmkdir \- make a project directory
                      5: .SH SYNOPSIS
                      6: .B pmkdir
                      7: [{+\^\-}\fBd\fR]
                      8: [{+\^\-}\fBN\fR alias]
                      9: [{+\^\-}\fBT\fR type[,type ...]]
                     10: pdirname ...
                     11: .SH DESCRIPTION
                     12: .I Pmkdir
                     13: creates a directory called
                     14: .I pdirname.
                     15: The directory is known as a
                     16: .I project directory.
                     17: After the directory has been created,
                     18: .I pmkdir
                     19: prompts the user for a line describing its purpose.
                     20: .PP
                     21: If the name of the directory conflicts with an existing project directory,
                     22: an alternative alias for the project directory may be specified via the
                     23: .B \-N
                     24: option. However, even if this option is used, the name of the directory
                     25: will be recognized as a project directory unless it is disguised as a regular
                     26: pathname. For example, to create another project directory called `work'
                     27: with alias `morework', type:
                     28: .PP
                     29:                pmkdir  \-N morework  ./work
                     30: .PP
                     31: .I Pmkdir
                     32: may also be used to convert an existing regular directory to a
                     33: project directory.
                     34: .PP
                     35: .I Pmkdir
                     36: requires write permission in the parent directory.
                     37: .SH OPTIONS
                     38: .IP "\fB+d\fR"
                     39: Change the description of an existing project directory.
                     40: .IP "\fB\-d\fR"
                     41: Turn
                     42: .B off
                     43: prompting for the description of a new project directory.
                     44: .IP "\fB\+N\fI alias\fR"
                     45: Change the alias of the project directory.
                     46: .IP "\fB\-N\fI alias\fR"
                     47: Specify an alternative alias for a new project directory.
                     48: .IP "\fB\+T\fI type\fR"
                     49: Add a type label to an existing project directory. If the type label
                     50: already exists but has a different priority, then it must be removed using
                     51: the
                     52: .I prmdir
                     53: command.
                     54: .IP "\fB\-T\fI type\fR"
                     55: Specify a type label for a new project directory.
                     56: .SH FILES
                     57: .ta \w'..._temp'u+.5i
                     58: \&...  Project link directory.
                     59: .br
                     60: \&..._temp     Temporary project link directory.
                     61: .DT
                     62: .SH LIMITATIONS
                     63: Project directory descriptions can be no longer than 128 characters.
                     64: .SH "SEE ALSO"
                     65: mkdir(2), prmdir(1P)
                     66: .SH DIAGNOSTICS
                     67: The error message, ``pmkdir: \fIproject\fR/... temporarily unavailable'',
                     68: indicates that a `..._temp' temporary project link directory exists. This could
                     69: be because another user is altering the project link directory, or because a
                     70: system crash terminated
                     71: .I pmkdir
                     72: prematurely. If the latter case, then removing the temporary file will fix
                     73: the problem.
                     74: .PP
                     75: Exit status 0 is normal. Exit status 1 indicates an error.
                     76: .SH AUTHOR
                     77: Peter J. Nicklin
                     78: .SH BUGS
                     79: Directory aliases must not include the characters `:' or `|'.
                     80: .PP
                     81: Type labels must not include the characters `:' or `/'.

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