Creating multiple level directory structure

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Hi Perl Monks,

My requirement is to create multiple level directories on Linux i.e create a directory say "Logs"(static name).Within this directory , create another directory say "UnitTest" (dynamic name given by the script).

The directory structure would end up looking like this :

Logs/UnitTest/<files>

How do i create multiple levels of directories?. I am aware that the "mkdir" function creates a single directory.Am i missing out on a variant that meets my purpose?

Thanks in advance!

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Re: Creating multiple level directory structure by moritz (Cardinal) on Aug 11, 2010 at 14:14 UTC
The File::Path core module comes with the `mkpath` function, which does what you want. Perl 6 - links to (nearly) everything that is Perl 6.	[reply] [d/l]
Re: Creating multiple level directory structure by Ratazong (Monsignor) on Aug 11, 2010 at 14:18 UTC
From the mkdir-docs (last sentence): To recursively create a directory structure, look at the mkpath function of the File::Path module. HTH, Rata	[reply]
Re: Creating multiple level directory structure by tospo (Hermit) on Aug 11, 2010 at 14:42 UTC
try the leightweight File::Path::Tiny, it does what you want.	[reply]
Re: Creating multiple level directory structure by VinsWorldcom (Prior) on Aug 11, 2010 at 14:19 UTC
`mkdir -p Logs/UnitTest/foo` [download] Update: As toolic notes below, 'mkdir -p' is indeed for the Linux command. In my reading of the OP, I got the words 'Linux' and 'function' and jumped to the conclusion that he was after something like: `system('mkdir Logs/UnitTest/foo');` [download] which may certainly not be the case.	[reply] [d/l] [select]
Re^2: Creating multiple level directory structure by toolic (Bishop) on Aug 11, 2010 at 14:22 UTC
Just to be explicitly clear, `mkdir -p` is for the Unix mkdir command (which could be invoked from perl using system), not the Perl builtin mkdir function.	[reply] [d/l]
Re: Creating multiple level directory structure by zentara (Cardinal) on Aug 11, 2010 at 17:44 UTC
See mkpath in cloning a directory tree I'm not really a human, but I play one on earth. Old Perl Programmer Haiku	[reply]
Re: Creating multiple level directory structure by Anonymous Monk on Aug 11, 2010 at 14:14 UTC
One by one by one `mkdir 'Logs'; mkdir 'Logs/UnitTest'; mkdir 'Logs/UnitTest/Funk';` [download] File::Path	[reply] [d/l]