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Ruby program to create a directory
Last Updated : December 15, 2025
Problem Solution
In this program, we will create a directory using Dir.mkdir() method and print the appropriate message.
Program/Source Code
The source code to create a directory is given below. The given program is compiled and executed on Windows 10 Operating System successfully.
# Ruby program to create a directory
if (Dir.mkdir("mydir") == 0)
puts "Directory created successfully";
else
puts "Directory creation failed";
end
Output
Directory created successfully
Explanation
In the above program, we created a directory mydir using Dir.mkdir() method. The Dir.mkdir() method returns 0 on successful creation of directory.
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