How to mkdir only if a directory does not already exist?

Try mkdir -p: Note that this will also create any intermediate directories that don’t exist; for instance, will create directories foo, foo/bar, and foo/bar/baz if they don’t exist. Some implementation like GNU mkdir include mkdir –parents as a more readable alias, but this is not specified in POSIX/Single Unix Specification and not available on many common platforms like macOS, various BSDs, and various commercial … Read more

How to mkdir only if a directory does not already exist?

Try mkdir -p: Note that this will also create any intermediate directories that don’t exist; for instance, will create directories foo, foo/bar, and foo/bar/baz if they don’t exist. Some implementation like GNU mkdir include mkdir –parents as a more readable alias, but this is not specified in POSIX/Single Unix Specification and not available on many common platforms like macOS, various BSDs, and various commercial … Read more