Does Ruby have mkdir -p?

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How to create directories recursively in ruby?

In Ruby, how could I do:

mkdir -p cool/beans

Here's what I came up with:

Dir.mkdir('cool') unless File.directory?('cool')
cool_beans_path = File.join('cool', 'beans')
Dir.mkdir(cool_beans_path) unless File.directory?(cool_beans_path)

But, isn't there a better way?

I know I could do:
```
system('mkdir', '-p', File.join('cool', 'beans'))
```
But, that's not platform independent, is it? Like, it works on Mac but not on Windows, right?

score 155 · Accepted Answer · answered Jul 13 '12 at 04:28

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require 'fileutils'
FileUtils.mkdir_p 'cool/beans'

answered Jul 13 '12 at 04:28

Max

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Note: Tilda is not automatically expanded. – Manav Feb 24 '14 at 15:25
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Docs: [`FileUtils.mkdir_p`](http://www.ruby-doc.org/stdlib-2.1.1/libdoc/fileutils/rdoc/FileUtils.html#method-c-mkdir_p) – Phrogz Apr 13 '14 at 01:53
Is there any way to make a recursive temporary directory, other than first creating a tmpdfir and then doing a Dir.mkdir inside the temporary directory? – theTuxRacer Nov 22 '16 at 11:40
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Not that I am aware of. – Max Nov 22 '16 at 16:51

Does Ruby have mkdir -p?

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