.\" $Id: libssh2_sftp_mkdir_ex.3,v 1.2 2007/06/07 16:01:12 jehousley Exp $
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.TH libssh2_sftp_mkdir_ex 3 "16 Apr 2007" "libssh2 0.15" "libssh2 manual"
.SH NAME
libssh2_sftp_mkdir_ex - create a directory on the remote file system
.SH 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);

.SH DESCRIPTION
\fIsftp\fP SFTP instance as returned by \fIlibssh2_sftp_init(3)\fP.

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

\fIpath_len\fP length of the full path of the new directory to create.

\fImode\fP directory creation mode (e.g. 0755).

.SH RETURN VALUE
0 on success, or -1 on failure.  It returns
LIBSSH2SFTP_EAGAIN when it would otherwise block. While
LIBSSH2SFTP_EAGAIN is a negative number, it isn't really a failure per se.
.SH "SEE ALSO"
.BR libssh2_sftp_opendir(3)