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NAME
    CreateDir -- Create a new directory

SYNOPSIS
    lock = CreateDir( name )
    D0                D1

    BPTR CreateDir(STRPTR)

FUNCTION
    CreateDir creates a new directory with the specified name. An error
    is returned if it fails.  Directories can only be created on
    devices which support them, e.g. disks.  CreateDir returns an
    exclusive lock on the new directory if it succeeds.

INPUTS
    name - pointer to a null-terminated string

RESULTS
    lock - BCPL pointer to a lock or NULL for failure.

SEE ALSO
    lock(), unlock()