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Replacements for mkdirp / make-dir

Node.js (since v10.12.0)

Node.js v10.12.0 and up supports the recursive option in the fs.mkdir function, which allows parent directories to be created automatically.

Example migration from mkdirp:

js
import { mkdirp } from 'mkdirp'
import { mkdir, mkdirSync } from 'node:fs'
import { mkdir as mkdirAsync } from 'node:fs/promises'

// Async
await mkdirp('/tmp/foo/bar/baz') 
await mkdirAsync('/tmp/foo/bar/baz', { recursive: true }) 

// Sync
mkdirp.sync('/tmp/foo/bar/baz') 
mkdirSync('/tmp/foo/bar/baz', { recursive: true }) 

Example migration from make-dir:

js
import { makeDirectory, makeDirectorySync } from 'make-dir'
import { mkdir, mkdirSync } from 'node:fs'
import { mkdir as mkdirAsync } from 'node:fs/promises'

// Async
await makeDirectory('/tmp/foo/bar/baz') 
await mkdirAsync('/tmp/foo/bar/baz', { recursive: true }) 

// Sync
makeDirectorySync('/tmp/foo/bar/baz') 
mkdirSync('/tmp/foo/bar/baz', { recursive: true }) 

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