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.TH MKDIR 2
.CT 2 dirs
.SH NAME
mkdir, rmdir \(mi make or remove a directory
.SH SYNOPSIS
.nf
.B int mkdir(name, mode)
.B char *name;
.sp
.B int rmdir(name)
.B char *name;
.fi
.SH DESCRIPTION
.I Mkdir
creates a new directory
whose name is the null-terminated string
pointed to by
.IR name .
The mode of the directory
is set to
.IR mode ,
as modified by the process's mode mask; see
.IR stat (2)
and
.IR umask (2).
The directory initially contains two entries:
.B .
(a link to the directory itself) and
.B ..
(a link to the parent directory).
.PP
.I Rmdir
removes the directory
.IR name ,
which must have only
.L \&.
and
.LR \&..
entries.
.SH "SEE ALSO
.IR mkdir (1),
.IR rm (1),
.IR mknod (2),
.IR stat (2),
.IR umask (2)
.SH DIAGNOSTICS
.IR mkdir :
.BR EEXIST ,
.BR EFAULT ,
.BR EIO ,
.BR ELOOP ,
.BR ENOENT ,
.BR ENOTDIR ,
.BR EROFS
.br
.IR rmdir :
.BR EFAULT ,
.BR EHASF ,
.BR EINVAL ,
.BR EIO ,
.BR ELOOP ,
.BR ENOENT ,
.BR ENOTDIR ,
.BR EROFS

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