4.3BSD - /usr/src/new/spms/src/lib/libspms/src/mk_dir.c

   1: /* $Header$ */
   2: 
   3: /*
   4:  * Author: Peter J. Nicklin
   5:  */
   6: 
   7: /*
   8:  * mk_dir() creates a directory named by dirname via the mkdir command.
   9:  * Returns exit status of mkdir command.
  10:  */
  11: #include <sys/param.h>
  12: #include "bin.h"
  13: #include "system.h"
  14: 
  15: mk_dir(dirname)
  16:     char *dirname;          /* directory name */
  17: {
  18:     int pid;            /* process identity */
  19:     int status;         /* child return status */
  20:     int w;              /* a child id */
  21: 
  22:     if ((pid = FORK()) == 0)
  23:         {
  24:         execl(MKDIR, "mkdir", dirname, 0);
  25:         _exit(1);
  26:         }
  27:     while ((w = wait(&status)) != pid && w != -1)
  28:         continue;
  29:     status >>= NBBY;
  30:     status &=  0xff;
  31:     return(status);
  32: }

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