Can't use mkdir in NPM script from Windows
I'm trying to have a script that looks like this:
{
"scripts":
"setup": "mkdir -p ./my-dir"
}
And it fails, at least on Windows, even if I run it from a Git Bash prompt. Even trying just mkdir ./my-dir doesn't work. I can't figure out any reason it should fail.
The error it gives is a "syntax incorrect" error:
> [email protected] stage C:\my-app
> mkdir ./my-dir
The syntax of the command is incorrect.
npm ERR! Windows_NT 6.1.7601
npm ERR! argv "C:\\Program Files\\nodejs\\node.exe" "C:\\Program Files\\nodejs\\node_modules\\npm\\bin\\npm-cli.js" "run" "stage"
npm ERR! node v6.4.0
npm ERR! npm v3.10.3
npm ERR! code ELIFECYCLE
npm ERR! [email protected] stage: `mkdir ./my-dir`
npm ERR! Exit status 1
npm ERR!
npm ERR! Failed at the [email protected] stage script 'mkdir ./my-dir'.
npm ERR! Make sure you have the latest version of node.js and npm installed.
npm ERR! If you do, this is most likely a problem with the my-app package,
npm ERR! not with npm itself.
npm ERR! Tell the author that this fails on your system:
npm ERR! mkdir ./my-dir
npm ERR! You can get information on how to open an issue for this project with:
npm ERR! npm bugs my-app
npm ERR! Or if that isn't available, you can get their info via:
npm ERR! npm owner ls my-app
npm ERR! There is likely additional logging output above.
npm ERR! Please include the following file with any support request:
npm ERR! C:\my-app\npm-debug.log
If this won't work, is there a cross-platform friendly way to initialize an empty directory?
Answer
This module possibly will solve your problem: https://www.npmjs.com/package/mkdirp