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doc: clarify mkdir() recursive behavior #48109

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9 changes: 5 additions & 4 deletions doc/api/fs.md
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Expand Up @@ -3198,19 +3198,20 @@ Asynchronously creates a directory.
The callback is given a possible exception and, if `recursive` is `true`, the
first directory path created, `(err[, path])`.
`path` can still be `undefined` when `recursive` is `true`, if no directory was
created.
created (for instance, if it was previously created).

The optional `options` argument can be an integer specifying `mode` (permission
and sticky bits), or an object with a `mode` property and a `recursive`
property indicating whether parent directories should be created. Calling
`fs.mkdir()` when `path` is a directory that exists results in an error only
when `recursive` is false.
when `recursive` is false. If `recursive` is false and the directory exists,
an `EEXIST` error occurs.

```mjs
import { mkdir } from 'node:fs';

// Creates /tmp/a/apple, regardless of whether `/tmp` and /tmp/a exist.
mkdir('/tmp/a/apple', { recursive: true }, (err) => {
// Create ./tmp/a/apple, regardless of whether ./tmp and ./tmp/a exist.
mkdir('./tmp/a/apple', { recursive: true }, (err) => {
if (err) throw err;
});
```
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