create_dir_all

fn create_dir_all(string path) -> Result<unit, IoError>

use io::fs::{create_dir_all};

Creates the directory path and any missing parent directories.

Succeeds when path already exists as a directory. Needs --allow-write.

Parameters#

Returns#

Result<unit, IoError>

Examples#

use io::fs::{create_dir_all, is_dir, remove_dir_all};
use tests::assert;
let made = match create_dir_all("/tmp/coil_doc_fs_cda/a/b/c") {
    Result::Ok(_) => true,
    Result::Err(_) => false,
};
let dir_now = match is_dir("/tmp/coil_doc_fs_cda/a/b/c") {
    Result::Ok(b) => b,
    Result::Err(_) => false,
};
let _ = remove_dir_all("/tmp/coil_doc_fs_cda");
assert!(made && dir_now);

See also#

• copy: Copies the contents of file from to to, creating or overwriting to.
• create_dir: Creates the directory path.
• exists: Returns whether anything exists at path.
• is_dir: Returns whether path is a directory, following symbolic links.
• is_file: Returns whether path is a regular file, following symbolic links.
• is_symlink: Returns whether path itself is a symbolic link (the link is not followed).
• list_dir: Returns the names of the entries in directory path, sorted.
• metadata: Returns facts about path as a record, without following a final symbolic link.