Re: Warn when parent directory doesn't exist

[Antonio Diaz Diaz]

Dan Jacobson wrote:
> We got the same initial warning, but we need another initial warning:
> "Parent directory doesn't exist."
> Otherwise we think we will be able to write when the time comes to do
> so, but will be alarmed when we can't.

What about making ed create the missing intermediate directories, as two of 
my programs (moe and zupdate) already do?

BTW, there is a third case: the parent directory exists but you don't have 
permission to create a file there.

Antonio.