libssh2_sftp_mkdir_ex

Section: libssh2 manual (3)
Updated: 1 Jun 2007
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NAME

libssh2_sftp_mkdir_ex - create a directory on the remote file system  

SYNOPSIS

#include <libssh2.h> #include <libssh2_sftp.h>

int libssh2_sftp_mkdir_ex(LIBSSH2_SFTP *sftp, const char *path, unsigned int path_len, long mode);

int libssh2_sftp_mkdir(LIBSSH2_SFTP *sftp, const char *path, long mode);  

DESCRIPTION

sftp - SFTP instance as returned by libssh2_sftp_init(3)

path - full path of the new directory to create. Note that the new directory's parents must all exist priot to making this call.

path_len - length of the full path of the new directory to create.

mode - directory creation mode (e.g. 0755).

Create a directory on the remote file system.  

RETURN VALUE

Return 0 on success or negative on failure. LIBSSH2_ERROR_EAGAIN when it would otherwise block. While LIBSSH2_ERROR_EAGAIN is a negative number, it isn't really a failure per se.  

ERRORS

LIBSSH2_ERROR_ALLOC - An internal memory allocation call failed.

LIBSSH2_ERROR_SOCKET_SEND - Unable to send data on socket.

LIBSSH2_ERROR_SOCKET_TIMEOUT -

LIBSSH2_ERROR_SFTP_PROTOCOL - An invalid SFTP protocol response was received on the socket, or an SFTP operation caused an errorcode to be returned by the server.  

SEE ALSO

libssh2_sftp_open_ex(3)