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# fileMakeDir

> Creates the directory specified by the path, with an option to automatically create any missing intermediate directories.

Creates the directory specified by the path.

## Required Parameters

* **path**: The fully qualified path of the directory to create (for example, `/tmp/mydirectory`).

## Optional Parameters

* **force**: Controls whether the operation creates missing directories in the path set in the **path** parameter. The allowed values are `true` and `false`. The default is `true`.

## Output Attributes

* **file:path**: The full path to the newly created directory.
* **file:cdate**: The date and time the directory was created.

## Example

```xml theme={null}
<!-- Creating an input item with the path attribute --> 
<arc:set attr="input.path" value="/tmp/foo/bar/newdir"/>
<!-- Calling fileMakeDir and passing in the input item -->
<arc:call op="fileMakeDir" in="input" out="result">
  <!-- Optional: Logging information about the created directory to the application log -->
  <arc:set attr="_log.info" value="A new directory located at [result.file:path], was created at [result.file:cdate]."/>  
</arc:call> 
```