.TH libssh2_sftp_mkdir_ex 3 "1 Jun 2007" "libssh2 0.15" "libssh2"
.SH NAME
libssh2_sftp_mkdir_ex - create a directory on the remote file system
.SH SYNOPSIS
.nf
#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);
.fi
.SH DESCRIPTION
\fIsftp\fP - SFTP instance as returned by
.BR libssh2_sftp_init(3)

\fIpath\fP - full path of the new directory to create. Note that the new
directory's parents must all exist prior 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).

Create a directory on the remote file system.
.SH 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 is not really a failure per se.
.SH ERRORS
\fILIBSSH2_ERROR_ALLOC\fP -  An internal memory allocation call failed.

\fILIBSSH2_ERROR_SOCKET_SEND\fP - Unable to send data on socket.

\fILIBSSH2_ERROR_SOCKET_TIMEOUT\fP -

\fILIBSSH2_ERROR_SFTP_PROTOCOL\fP - An invalid SFTP protocol response was
received on the socket, or an SFTP operation caused an errorcode to be
returned by the server.
.SH SEE ALSO
.BR libssh2_sftp_open_ex(3)