/*
//
//  Copyright 1997-2009 Torsten Rohlfing
//
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#ifndef __cmtkFileUtil_h_included_
#define __cmtkFileUtil_h_included_

#include <cmtkconfig.h>

#include <string>

namespace
cmtk
{

/** \addtogroup System */
//@{

/** Utility functions for file and directory access.
 */
namespace FileUtils
{
/** Recursively create a new directory.
 *\return Zero if operation was successful, mkdir() error code otherwise.
 */
int RecursiveMkDir( const std::string& filename, const int permissions = 0755 );

/** Recursively create all directories on a full filename's prefix.
 *\return Zero if operation was successful, mkdir() error code otherwise.
 */
int RecursiveMkPrefixDir( const std::string& filename, const int permissions = 0755 );

/// Make an absolute path name from a (possibly) relative path.
std::string GetAbsolutePath( const std::string& relPath );

/// Return basename of a given path.
std::string Basename( const std::string& path /*!< Complete path with directory and file name parts. */, const std::string& suffix = "" /*!< Optional argument: if given, this suffix is removed from the basename, if present. */ );
}

//@}

} // namespace cmtk

#endif // #ifndef __cmtkFileUtil_h_included_
