### mkdir -- Create New Directory

Format

>     #include <direct.>
>     int mkdir(char *pathname);

Language Level: XPG4, Extension
mkdir creates a new directory with the specified pathname. Because only one directory can be created at a time, only the last component of pathname can name a new directory.

Note: In earlier releases of the C/C++ run-time library, mkdir began with an underscore (_mkdir). Because it is defined by the X/Open standard, the underscore has been removed. For compatibility, IBM C and C++ Compilers will map _mkdir to mkdir for you.

Return Value
mkdir returns the value 0 if the directory was created. A return value of -1 indicates an error, and errno is set to one of the following values:

Value | Meaning
EACCESS | The directory was not created; the given name is the name of an existing file, directory, or device.
ENOENT | The pathname was not found.

Example

chdir -- Change Current Working Directory
_getcwd -- Get Path Name of Current Directory
_getdcwd -- Get Full Path Name of Current Directory
rmdir -- Remove Directory
<direct.h>