This question falls into the Stop Me Before I Write Another Module department. Suppose I have a multi-dimensional hash like this: 

my %structure = (
    dirs    => {
        albemarle    => {
            dirs    => {
                chatauqua    => {},
                cattaraugus => {},
            },
            files    => [ qw( washington adams jefferson ) ],
        },
        beverly        => {
            dirs    => {
                ataturk    => {},
                bonaparte => {},
            },
            files    => [ qw( madison monroe jackson ) ],
        },
        cortelyou        => {
            dirs    => {
                peoria    => {},
                paducah => {},
            },
            files    => [ qw( vanburen harrison tyler ) ],
        },
    },
    files    => [ qw( alpha beta gamma ) ],
);

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I would like to pass a reference to this hash to a function which creates directories and files named and structured as above. 

my $return_value = create_structure(\%structure);

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The function would create directories and files are needed, leaving already existing directories and files with the same names intact. The return value would be a reference to some data structure that would report, e.g., how many directories and files were created.

This would be useful for me during testing. I did a Super Search of this site, searched CPAN and googled -- but didn't turn anything up. Does anyone know if such functionality has already been written?

Thank you very much.

Jim Keenan

In reply to Recursive mkdir: is there already a module for this? by jkeenan1

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