matz / ruby-lang.org [mailto:matz / ruby-lang.org] asked humbly:

> 
> |I see that FileUtils already has mkdir. Is it possible to include an 
> |option like -p for FileUtils.mkdir,  like :recurse => true 
> or :parents 
> |=> true perhaps?
> 
> Hmm, do you want to have
> 
>   FileUtils.mkdir path, :recurse => true

or to be unix like, FileUtils.mkdir path, :parents => true #man mkdir 1

> 
> in addition to independent mkdir_p method?  

you may deprecate it =) :-)

> How come?

1. simplify, 
   a. I only need to remember mkdir (in fact, I do not need to remember)
   b. mkdir_p is just mkdir w -p option, so why create another name/method?

2. I do not like mkdir_p name. I am surprise -but not good. If it is a good
surprise, I'd like to think why you think so... this is just nuby question,
so pls forgive in advance..

> 
> 							matz.

kind regards -botp