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Expand Up @@ -2212,6 +2212,15 @@ fs.mkdir('/tmp/a/apple', { recursive: true }, (err) => {
});
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On Windows, using `fs.mkdir()` on the root directory even with recursion will
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the nit picky editor in me wonders whether this should be:

Using `fs.mkdir()` on the root directory, even with recursion, will
result in an error on Windows:

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My preference is for the fact that it's platform specific to be first but I'm willing to do whatever the consensus is.

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This maybe?

On Windows, using `fs.mkdir()` on the root directory, even with recursion, will
result in an error:

result in an error:

```js
fs.mkdir('/', { recursive: true }, (err) => {
// => [Error: EPERM: operation not permitted, mkdir 'C:\']
});
```

See also: mkdir(2).

## fs.mkdirSync(path[, options])
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