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# hdfs.mkdir

Creates a subdirectory in HDFS relative to the current working directory.

Usage

    hdfs.mkdir(
            dfs.name,
            cd)

Arguments

dfs.name

  Name of the new directory.

cd

  `TRUE` to change the current working directory to the new subdirectory, or `FALSE` to keep the current working directory (default).

Return Value

Full path of the new directory as a string, or `NULL` if the directory was not created

Example

This example creates the `/user/oracle/sample` directory.

    R> hdfs.mkdir('sample', cd=T)
    [1] "/user/oracle/sample"
    attr(,"dfs.path")
    [1] TRUE