MKDIR

MKDIR

Support Command

This command creates a new directory.

This command uses an operating system command to create a new directory.

For Unix/Linux/MacOS systems, the MKDIR command issues a

mkdir ....

command to the operating system.

For Windows systems, the MKDIR command issues an

MKDIR ....

command to the operating system.

The string that follows the MKDIR on the command line is passed to the operating system as is. Dataplot does no error checking of this string.

This is a system dependent command. It is currently supported for Unix/Linux/MacOS and Windows platforms.

MKDIR <file-list>
where <file-list> is a string containing a list of one or more directories to create.

MKDIR macros
MKDIR tmp
MKDIR macros tmp

The MKDIR capability can be implemented by direct use of the SYSTEM command. For example, under Linux do something like
system mkdir macros

The motivation for adding this as a separate command is to allow the capability to be implemented in an operating system independent way. This can be useful when writing general purpose macros that may be used on different operating systems.

None

None

Dataplot does no checking to ensure that a valid directory name was specified. The entered string is passed to the operating system as entered.

File names are case sensitive on Unix/Linux/MacOS file systems. For this reason, case is preserved in passing the directory name to the operating system.

SYSTEM	=	Enter an operating system command within a Dataplot session.
CD	=	Change the current working directory.
PWD	=	Retrieve the current working directory.
RM	=	Delete one or more files.
DIR	=	List the contents of a directory.
CAT	=	List the contents of a file.

Interactive Usage

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READ BERGER1.DAT Y X
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MKDIR PLOT_FILES
SET POSTSCRIPT CONVERT PDF
SET IPL1NA PLOT_FILES/PLOT.PS
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CHARACTER X
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PLOT Y X