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When opening a new file with <tt>:edit</tt> or <tt>:split</tt>, you may want to create the directory the file will reside in. This can be done in autocommand BufNewFile (add to [[vimrc]] in any Unix-like system with mkdir that accepts -p switch).
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When opening a new file with <code>:edit</code> or <code>:split</code>, you may want to create the directory the file will reside in. This can be done in autocommand BufNewFile (add to [[vimrc]] in any Unix-like system with mkdir that accepts -p switch).
This tip is rather dodgy for those of us who sometimes make mistakes. I don't think it should automatically create possibly several directories as a result of a simple typo in the <tt>:edit /path/file</tt> command.
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This tip is rather dodgy for those of us who sometimes make mistakes. I don't think it should automatically create possibly several directories as a result of a simple typo in the <code>:edit /path/file</code> command.
The tip should instead provide a specific command to create a path and edit a file (you would know that using the command may create unwanted directories if you made a typo).
The tip should instead provide a specific command to create a path and edit a file (you would know that using the command may create unwanted directories if you made a typo).
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I believe that the md/mkdir in any Windows with cmd.exe (possibly not NT4) will make intermediate directories without needing <tt>-p</tt> or any other option.
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I believe that the md/mkdir in any Windows with cmd.exe (possibly not NT4) will make intermediate directories without needing <code>-p</code> or any other option.
created 2007 · complexity intermediate · version 7.0
When opening a new file with :edit or :split, you may want to create the directory the file will reside in. This can be done in autocommand BufNewFile (add to vimrc in any Unix-like system with mkdir that accepts -p switch).
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This tip is rather dodgy for those of us who sometimes make mistakes. I don't think it should automatically create possibly several directories as a result of a simple typo in the :edit /path/file command.
The tip should instead provide a specific command to create a path and edit a file (you would know that using the command may create unwanted directories if you made a typo).
I believe that the md/mkdir in any Windows with cmd.exe (possibly not NT4) will make intermediate directories without needing -p or any other option.
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