mkdir.js

Creates directories, if they do not already exist, like the mkdir command.

There are multi-platform file-system commands compatible with mkdir from UN*X implemented for Node.js in JavaScript, like mkdirp or make-dir-cli, but they have a different interface and a different behaviour than the mkdir command. Instead of reusing the knowledge of the mkdir command, you would have to learn their new interface. This project aims to provide the well-known interface of the mkdir command.

This package offers only command-line interface, because programmatic interface is provided by mkdir from node:fs. See also other commands compatible with their counterparts from UN*X - cat.js, cp.js, ln.js, mv.js and rm.js.

Synopsis

The following scripts from package.json won't work on Windows:

rm -rf dist
mkdir -p dist
cat src/umd-prolog.txt src/code.js src/umd-epilog.txt > dist/index.umd.js
cp src/index.d.ts dist
mv LICENSE doc
ln -s ../src src

Replace them with the following ones, which run on any operating system which is supported by Node.js:

rm-j -rf dist
mkdir-j -p dist
cat-j src/umd-prolog.txt src/code.js src/umd-epilog.txt > dist/index.umd.js
cp-j src/index.d.ts dist
mv-j LICENSE doc
ln-j -s ../src src

Notice that the only difference is the suffix .js behind the command names.

Installation

This module can be installed in your project using NPM, PNPM or Yarn. Make sure, that you use Node.js version 14.18 or newer.

$ npm i -D @unixcompat/mkdir.js
$ pnpm i -D @unixcompat/mkdir.js
$ yarn add -D @unixcompat/mkdir.js

Command-line Interface

See also man mkdir for the original POSIX documentation or for the extended Linux implementation.

Usage: mkdir-j [-Dmpv] [--] dir...

Options:
  -D|--dry-run      only print path of each directory
  -m|--mode=<mode>  set file permission bits of the final created directory
                    as chmod, absolute (octal like 755) or symbolic (a=rwx)
  -p|--parents      create all directories leading up to the given directory
                    that do not exist already, no error if existing
  -v|--verbose      print path of each created directory
  -V|--version      print version number
  -h|--help         print usage instructions

Examples:
  $ mkdir-j d
  $ mkdir-j -p /tmp/a/b/c

Differences

The following options are specific to this command:

-D|--dry-run    only print path of each file or directory

The following options from the Linux version are not supported:

-Z               set SELinux security context of each created directory
                 to the default type
--context[=CTX]  like -Z, or if CTX is specified then set the SELinux
                 or SMACK security context to CTX

Contributing

In lieu of a formal styleguide, take care to maintain the existing coding style. Add unit tests for any new or changed functionality. Lint and test your code using npm test.

License

Copyright (c) 2022-2023 Ferdinand Prantl

Licensed under the MIT license.