# write-dir-safe

> Create directories and their parents recursively

Latest version **2.0.1** (published 2023-01-12) · MIT license · 0 weekly downloads

## Install

```sh
npm install write-dir-safe
pnpm add write-dir-safe
yarn add write-dir-safe
bun add write-dir-safe
```

## Health

**Score 30/100 (F)** — status: abandoned.

Positive: has types; esm support; no vulnerabilities; high quality score.

Warnings: low downloads.

Negative: abandoned; low maintenance score.

## Facts

| | |
|---|---|
| Version | 2.0.1 |
| Published | 2023-01-12 |
| First published | 2020-10-03 |
| Weekly downloads | 0 |
| License | MIT |
| TypeScript types | bundled |
| Module format | ESM + CommonJS |
| Node | ^14.13.1 \|\| >=16.0.0 |
| Dependencies | 0 |
| Unpacked size | 6.4 KB |
| Known vulnerabilities | 0 |
| Install scripts | no |
| GitHub stars | 1 |
| Author | Connor White |
| Maintainers | bconnorwhite |
| Keywords | write, dir, safe, fs, fs-safe, without, try, catch, directory |

## Links

- npm: https://www.npmjs.com/package/write-dir-safe
- Repository: https://github.com/bconnorwhite/write-dir-safe
- Homepage: https://github.com/bconnorwhite/write-dir-safe#readme
- Issues: https://github.com/bconnorwhite/write-dir-safe/issues
- npm.io page: https://npm.io/package/write-dir-safe

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## Recent versions

- 2.0.1 (latest) — 2023-01-12
- 2.0.0 — 2023-01-12
- 1.0.1 — 2020-10-04
- 1.0.0 — 2020-10-03

## README

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<blockquote align="center">Create directories and their parents recursively.</blockquote>

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> Create directories and their parents recursively.
- Returns `true` if directory now exists.
- Returns `false` if unable to create directory.
- Returns `undefined` on other errors (ex: permission denied) rather than throwing.

## Installation

```sh
yarn add write-dir-safe
```

```sh
npm install write-dir-safe
```

```sh
pnpm add write-dir-safe
```

## Usage

```ts
import { writeDir, writeDirSync, Options } from "write-dir-safe";

function writeDir(path: string, options: Options): Promise<boolean | undefined>;

function writeDirSync(path: string, options: Options): boolean | undefined;

type Options = {
  /**
   * Recursively create parent directories as well. Default: `true`
   */
  recursive?: boolean;
};
```
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<h2>Dev Dependencies</h2>

- [@types/mock-fs](https://www.npmjs.com/package/@types/mock-fs): TypeScript definitions for mock-fs
- [@types/node](https://www.npmjs.com/package/@types/node): TypeScript definitions for Node.js
- [autorepo](https://www.npmjs.com/package/autorepo): Autorepo abstracts away your dev dependencies, providing a single command to run all of your scripts.
- [mock-fs](https://www.npmjs.com/package/mock-fs): A configurable mock file system.  You know, for testing.
- [read-file-safe](https://www.npmjs.com/package/read-file-safe): Read files without try catch

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<h2 id="license">License <a href="https://opensource.org/licenses/MIT"><img align="right" alt="license" src="https://img.shields.io/npm/l/write-dir-safe.svg"></a></h2>

[MIT](https://opensource.org/licenses/MIT) - _MIT License_
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