make-dir

Make a directory and its parents if needed - Think mkdir -p

Advantages over `mkdirp`

Promise API (Async/await ready!)
Fixes many mkdirp issues: #96 #70 #66
100% test coverage
CI-tested on macOS, Linux, and Windows
Actively maintained
Doesn't bundle a CLI

Install

$ npm install make-dir

Usage

$ pwd
/Users/sindresorhus/fun
$ tree
.

const makeDir = require('make-dir');
makeDir('unicorn/rainbow/cake').then(path => {
console.log(path);
//=> '/Users/sindresorhus/fun/unicorn/rainbow/cake'
});

$ tree
.
└── unicorn
└── rainbow
└── cake

Multiple directories:

const makeDir = require('make-dir');
Promise.all([
makeDir('unicorn/rainbow')
makeDir('foo/bar')
]).then(paths => {
console.log(paths);
/*
	[
		'/Users/sindresorhus/fun/unicorn/rainbow',
		'/Users/sindresorhus/fun/foo/bar'
	]
	*/
});

API

makeDir(path, [options])

Returns a Promise for the path to the created directory.

makeDir.sync(path, [options])

Returns the path to the created directory.

path

Type: string

Directory to create.

options

Type: Object

mode

Type: integer
Default: 0o777 & (~process.umask())

Directory permissions.

fs

Type: Object
Default: require('fs')

Use a custom fs implementation. For example graceful-fs.

make-dir-cli - CLI for this module
del - Delete files and directories
globby - User-friendly glob matching
cpy - Copy files
cpy-cli - Copy files on the command-line
move-file - Move a file

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make-dir

Advantages over mkdirp