touchdir

A CLI tool to create directories and files in one go.

touchdir is a utility that combines the functionality of mkdir -p and touch. It allows you to create files and their parent directories simultaneously, ensuring that the path exists before creating the file.

Features

• Creates deep directory structures automatically (like mkdir -p).
• Creates empty files if they don't exist (like touch).
• Skips file creation if the file already exists.
• Built with Effect.

Installation

You can use touchdir directly without installation via npx (or pnpm dlx), or install it globally.

Using npx

npx touchdir path/to/my/file.txt

Global Installation

npm install -g touchdir
# or
pnpm add -g touchdir

Usage

Basic usage requires providing one or more file paths.

touchdir <path> [path...]

Examples

Create a file and its parent directories:

touchdir src/components/Button.tsx

This will create src/ and src/components/ if they don't exist, and then create Button.tsx.

Create multiple files:

touchdir src/api/user.ts src/api/posts.ts

Development

This project uses pnpm and tsx.

Prerequisites

• Node.js
• pnpm

Setup

pnpm install

Building

To build the package for production:

pnpm build

Testing

To run the test suite:

pnpm test

Linting

To lint the codebase:

pnpm lint