From: Rob Rypka <rascal1182@...>
Date: 2005-11-22T07:35:33+09:00
Subject: Re: mkdirs function?

On 11/21/05, Daniel Sch�le <uval@rz.uni-karlsruhe.de> wrote:
> irb(main):070:0> File.makedirs
> => []
> irb(main):071:0> File.makepath
> NoMethodError: undefined method `makepath' for File:Class
>          from (irb):71
>          from :0

Sorry, that should be File.mkpath.

> File.makepath and File.mkdir_p seem to be undefined
> as for the names I think makepath is a pretty fitting name
> but I dont like abbrevations like mkdir_p

mkdir_p is named as such because UNIX users get the same functionality
from 'mkdir -p' at the command line.

p stands for parents, as the parent directories are also created if necessary.

--
Rob