simplle os calls in c++, better to wrap up a bash command or find a c++ way?

[Søren]

this is just something im curious about because i dont want to teach myself bad habits. if i need to do a simple file processing command like say make a directory, should i just put a bash expression inside a system () thingy like:


system( " mkdir mydir ");
of should i do it in c++ with a function or something?

[phrostbyte]

It's better to use the native syscalls, I would say. The mkdir command is just a friendly wrapper around the mkdir() syscall.

eg:

#include <sys/stat.h>
mkdir("/path/to/dir", S_IRUSR);

[Søren]

sweet cheers.