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Create a private directory with the specified `path`.

== Synopses

Declared in `<bdls_filesystemutil.h>`

Create a private directory with the specified `path`.


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Create a private directory with the specified `path`.


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== Return Value

0 on success, `k_ERROR_PATH_NOT_FOUND` or `k_ERROR_ALREADY_EXISTS` as described above, and a negative value otherwise

== Parameters

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|===
| Name| Description
| *path*
| filesystem path of the directory to create
|===


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