making a directory

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July 18th, 2000, 01:14 AM

lumpkin

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how do i make a new directory from my perl/cgi script?

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July 18th, 2000, 02:00 AM

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mkdir(directory_name, 0755);

August 15th, 2000, 01:30 PM

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if you're using linux in any form, you will need to do the following:

system("mkdir path");

Or, simply print the command to STDOUT:

print `mkdir new_path`;

Be sure to enclose your command in BACK quotes.

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