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Create a directory.

mkdir(dirname)

Examples

Create a data storage directory, create a file and write data.

javascript
function main() { let success = os.mkdir("data/backtest/results") Log("Directory created:", success) if (success) { os.fputs("data/backtest/results/summary.txt", "Backtest completed") } }

Returns

TypeDescription

bool

Returns true if creation is successful; throws an exception on failure (can be caught with try...catch).

Arguments

NameTypeRequiredDescription

dirname

string

Yes

The directory path to create.

See Also

Remarks

Supports recursive creation of multi-level directories. If parent directories do not exist, they will be created automatically.