Thread: mkdir() question

  1. #1
    Electrical Engineer
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    mkdir() question

    I'm trying to make a user defined directory, so I get a string from the user, but then how do I correctly use the mkdir() function to use a string as an argument, and then handle the proper permissions.
    oh, it's on a linux box...

    right now I think (don't have the code with me right now) I have it like this;

    mkdir(dirstring);

    and that is making the proper directory now, but it is only accessbile from root. how do I tell it to give all permissions to users?
    I have looked at the usage of chmod and such, and seem to have a basic understanding of how to handle permissions, but it's more a question of syntax, and how I use this in the mkdir function...

    Thanks

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    mkdir() actually expects 2 arguments. Guess what the second one is...

    man pages are an excellent resource. Try the one for mkdir():
    http://www.hmug.org/man/2/mkdir.html
    If you understand what you're doing, you're not learning anything.

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