Add precision for create_dir function

1 files changed, 7 insertions, 0 deletions

diff --git a/src/libstd/fs.rs b/src/libstd/fs.rs
index 017949291bc..49012a7d341 100644
--- a/src/libstd/fs.rs
+++ b/src/libstd/fs.rs
@@ -1755,12 +1755,19 @@ pub fn canonicalize<P: AsRef<Path>>(path: P) -> io::Result<PathBuf> {
 ///
 /// [changes]: ../io/index.html#platform-specific-behavior
 ///
+/// **NOTE**: If a parent of the given path doesn't exist, this function will
+/// return an error. To create a directory and all its missing parents at the
+/// same time, use the [`create_dir_all`] function.
+///
 /// # Errors
 ///
 /// This function will return an error in the following situations, but is not
 /// limited to just these cases:
 ///
 /// * User lacks permissions to create directory at `path`.
+/// * A parent of the given path doesn't exist. (To create a directory and all
+///   its missing parents at the same time, use the [`create_dir_all`]
+///   function.)
 /// * `path` already exists.
 ///
 /// # Examples