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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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