go/src/os/path.go

// Copyright 2009 The Go Authors. All rights reserved.
// Use of this source code is governed by a BSD-style
// license that can be found in the LICENSE file.

package os

import (
	"syscall"
)

// MkdirAll creates a directory named path,
// along with any necessary parents, and returns nil,
// or else returns an error.
// The permission bits perm (before umask) are used for all
// directories that MkdirAll creates.
// If path is already a directory, MkdirAll does nothing
// and returns nil.
func MkdirAll(path string, perm FileMode) error {
	// Fast path: if we can tell whether path is a directory or file, stop with success or error.
	dir, err := Stat(path)
	if err == nil {
		if dir.IsDir() {
			return nil
		}
		return &PathError{"mkdir", path, syscall.ENOTDIR}
	}

	// Slow path: make sure parent exists and then call Mkdir for path.
	i := len(path)
	for i > 0 && IsPathSeparator(path[i-1]) { // Skip trailing path separator.
		i--
	}

	j := i
	for j > 0 && !IsPathSeparator(path[j-1]) { // Scan backward over element.
		j--
	}

	if j > 1 {
		// Create parent.
		err = MkdirAll(fixRootDirectory(path[:j-1]), perm)
		if err != nil {
			return err
		}
	}

	// Parent now exists; invoke Mkdir and use its result.
	err = Mkdir(path, perm)
	if err != nil {
		// Handle arguments like "foo/." by
		// double-checking that directory doesn't exist.
		dir, err1 := Lstat(path)
		if err1 == nil && dir.IsDir() {
			return nil
		}
		return err
	}
	return nil
}