# Function std::fs::create_dir

1.0.0 · source ·

    pub fn create_dir<P: AsRef<Path>>(path: P) -> Result<()>

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Creates a new, empty directory at the provided path

## Platform-specific behavior

This function currently corresponds to the `mkdir` function on Unix and the `CreateDirectory` function on Windows. Note that, this may change in the future.

NOTE: If a parent of the given path doesn’t exist, this function will return an error. To create a directory and all its missing parents at the same time, use the `create_dir_all` function.

## Errors

This function will return an error in the following situations, but is not limited to just these cases:

- User lacks permissions to create directory at `path`.
- A parent of the given path doesn’t exist. (To create a directory and all its missing parents at the same time, use the `create_dir_all` function.)
- `path` already exists.

## Examples

    use std::fs;

    fn main() -> std::io::Result<()> {
        fs::create_dir("/some/dir")?;
        Ok(())
    }

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