MKDIRAT(2)						     Linux Programmer's Manual							MKDIRAT(2)

NAME

       mkdirat - create a directory relative to a directory file descriptor

SYNOPSIS

       #include <fcntl.h> /* Definition of AT_* constants */
       #include <sys/stat.h>

       int mkdirat(int dirfd, const char *pathname, mode_t mode);

   Feature Test Macro Requirements for glibc (see feature_test_macros(7)):

       mkdirat():
	   Since glibc 2.10:
	       _XOPEN_SOURCE >= 700 || _POSIX_C_SOURCE >= 200809L
	   Before glibc 2.10:
	       _ATFILE_SOURCE

DESCRIPTION

       The mkdirat() system call operates in exactly the same way as mkdir(2), except for the differences described in this manual page.

       If  the	pathname  given in pathname is relative, then it is interpreted relative to the directory referred to by the file descriptor dirfd
       (rather than relative to the current working directory of the calling process, as is done by mkdir(2) for a relative pathname).

       If pathname is relative and dirfd is the special value AT_FDCWD, then pathname is interpreted relative to the current working directory	of
       the calling process (like mkdir(2)).

       If pathname is absolute, then dirfd is ignored.

RETURN VALUE

       On success, mkdirat() returns 0.  On error, -1 is returned and errno is set to indicate the error.

ERRORS

       The same errors that occur for mkdir(2) can also occur for mkdirat().  The following additional errors can occur for mkdirat():

       EBADF  dirfd is not a valid file descriptor.

       ENOTDIR
	      pathname is relative and dirfd is a file descriptor referring to a file other than a directory.

VERSIONS

       mkdirat() was added to Linux in kernel 2.6.16; library support was added to glibc in version 2.4.

CONFORMING TO

       POSIX.1-2008.

NOTES

       See openat(2) for an explanation of the need for mkdirat().

SEE ALSO

       mkdir(2), openat(2), path_resolution(7)

COLOPHON

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Linux								    2012-05-04								MKDIRAT(2)