How can I create a folder, if it doesn't exist, from .vimrc?
I think this is operating system independent:
if !isdirectory("/my/directory")
call mkdir("/my/directory", "p")
endif
You can put this into your .vimrc:
silent !mkdir ~/.vim_backup > /dev/null 2>&1
This will attempt to create the ~/.vim_backup each time you start vim. If it already exists, mkdir will signal an error, but you'll never see it.
I much prefer the one-liners already posted. However, I thought I'd share what I've been using:
function! EnsureDirExists (dir)
if !isdirectory(a:dir)
if exists("*mkdir")
call mkdir(a:dir,'p')
echo "Created directory: " . a:dir
else
echo "Please create directory: " . a:dir
endif
endif
endfunction
call EnsureDirExists($HOME . '/.vim_backup')