mkdir_p: utility function to create a directory and all required parent directories

1 files changed, 10 insertions, 0 deletions

diff --git a/src/libstrongswan/utils.h b/src/libstrongswan/utils.h
index 251a3ebc4..4d05ce58b 100644
--- a/src/libstrongswan/utils.h
+++ b/src/libstrongswan/utils.h
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 /*
+ * Copyright (C) 2008 Tobias Brunner
  * Copyright (C) 2008 Martin Willi
  * Hochschule fuer Technik Rapperswil
  *
@@ -219,6 +220,15 @@ void *clalloc(void *pointer, size_t size);
 void memxor(u_int8_t dest[], u_int8_t src[], size_t n);
 
 /**
+ * Creates a directory and all required parent directories. 
+ *
+ * @param	path	path to the new directory
+ * @param	mode	permissions of the new directory/directories 
+ * @return			TRUE on success
+ */
+bool mkdir_p(const char *path, mode_t mode);
+
+/**
  * returns null
  */
 void *return_null();