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---
title: Create directory if not exists
type: snippet
language: javascript
tags: [node]
cover: misty-mountains
dateModified: 2020-10-22T20:23:47+03:00
---
Creates a directory, if it does not exist.
- Use `fs.existsSync()` to check if the directory exists, `fs.mkdirSync()` to create it.
```js
const fs = require('fs');
const createDirIfNotExists = dir =>
!fs.existsSync(dir) ? fs.mkdirSync(dir) : undefined;
```
```js
createDirIfNotExists('test');
// creates the directory 'test', if it doesn't exist
```