to make new folder using mkdir

[thechavinil]

Hi Guys!,

How can I create new folder using 'mkdir' command?.

How can I specifically give a name to the folder at run time?

Thanks!

[rafae11]

i'm assuming you want to do it in unix.

http://pubs.opengroup.org/onlinepubs/009695399/functions/mkdir.html

[Duthomhas]

Make sure you have a valid path to your new directory in a string. For example, if I wish to add a directory under the CWD:

const char* cwd = getcwd( NULL, 0 );
string path( cwd );
free( cwd );
path += "/";
path += mysubdirectoryname;
mkdir( path.c_str(), 0777 );

(Or with whatever 'mode' is correct.)


That said, you should check out Boost.Filesystem:

#include <boost/filesystem.hpp> 

namespace fs = boost::filesystem;
fs::create_directory( fs::current_path() += mysubdirectoryname );

Hope this helps.

[SamuelAdams]

> How can I specifically give a name to the folder at run time?

#include <fstream>
#include <iostream>

using namespace std;

int main (int argc, char *argv[])
{
cout << "Command line input = " << argv[1] << endl;

return 0;
}