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revision 1.597 by akim, Wed Mar 13 10:08:22 2002 UTC revision 1.598 by eggert, Tue Mar 19 06:38:52 2002 UTC
# Line 7419  details about what this returns and why Line 7419  details about what this returns and why
7419  @command{dirname} command.  @command{dirname} command.
7420  @end defmac  @end defmac
7421    
7422    @defmac AS_MKDIR_P (@var{filename})
7423    @msindex MKDIR_P
7424    Make the directory @var{filename}, including intervening directories
7425    as necessary.  This is equivalent to @samp{mkdir -p @var{filename}},
7426    except that it is portable to older versions of @command{mkdir} that
7427    lack support for the @option{-p} option.
7428    
7429  @c=================================================== Writing Autoconf Macros.  @c=================================================== Writing Autoconf Macros.
7430    
7431  @node Writing Autoconf Macros  @node Writing Autoconf Macros
# Line 9707  works for executables, so @samp{cp -p} i Line 9714  works for executables, so @samp{cp -p} i
9714  systems.  DJGPP versions 2.04 and later have full symlink support.  systems.  DJGPP versions 2.04 and later have full symlink support.
9715    
9716    
9717    @item @command{mkdir}
9718    @c ------------------
9719    @prindex @command{mkdir}
9720    @cindex Making directories
9721    None of @command{mkdir}'s options are portable.  Instead of
9722    @samp{mkdir -p @var{filename}}, you should use use
9723    @code{AS_MKDIR_P(@var{filename})} (@pxref{Programming in M4sh}).
9724    
9725    
9726  @item @command{mv}  @item @command{mv}
9727  @c ---------------  @c ---------------
9728  @prindex @command{mv}  @prindex @command{mv}

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