}

	// Disallow relative paths, figure out absolute paths.
	dirAbs, err := filepath.Abs(dir)
	if err != nil {
		return nil, err
	}
	err = mkdirAllIgnorePerm(dirAbs)
	if err != nil {
		return nil, fmt.Errorf("unable to create the directory `%s`: %w", dirAbs, err)
	}

	return &ConfigDir{path: dirAbs}, nil
}

		var totalSize uint64 = 1
		for _, p := range argPattern {
			totalSize *= uint64(len(p.Seq))
		}
		totalSizes = append(totalSizes, totalSize)
	}
	return totalSizes
}

// Parses all arguments and returns an endpointSet which is a collection
// of endpoints following the ellipses pattern, this is what is used
// by the object layer for initializing itself.

		}
		p++
		if p < i {
			data.Swap(p, i)
		}
	}
	return p + 1
}

// Remove any duplicates and return unique entries.
func uniqueEntries(paths []string) []string {
	sort.Strings(paths)
	n := uniq(sort.StringSlice(paths))
	return paths[:n]
}

// Init sets the trimStrings to possible GOPATHs
// and GOROOT directories. Also append github.com/minio/minio

	}
	select {
	case _, ok := <-s.setReconnectEvent:
		if ok {
			xioutil.SafeClose(s.setReconnectEvent)
		}
	default:
		xioutil.SafeClose(s.setReconnectEvent)
	}
	return nil
}

// hashes the key returning an integer based on the input algorithm.
// This function currently supports
// - CRCMOD
// - SIPMOD
// - all new algos.
func sipHashMod(key string, cardinality int, id [16]byte) int {