Create a file at location, with all intermediate folders (if they don't exist)

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Problem

Create a file at given location, with all intermediate folders (if they don't exist), The fs.writeFile function cannot do this, it expects all folders to exist.

Catch

fs.mkdir can make all the folders, if recursive true is given. Syntax:

fs.mkdir(some_location, { recursive: true } )

Bonus:

• recursive true behaves like force create (i.e. it'll not give EEXIST error). fs.mkdir by default raises this error if the folder already exists.
• fs.writeFile overwrites if the file exists, without errors/warning.

Solution

Use fs.mkdir for the folders, and finally use writeFile for the file. Example:

const fs = require('fs/promises');
const path = require('path');

const pathToFile = 'some-path-here';

await fs.mkdir(path.dirname(pathToFile), { recursive: true }); // because `mkdir` needs path to folder, not a file
await fs.writeFile(pathToFile, "whatever");

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