#N/A: Add a new rule to create directory on cp or mv

README.md

@@ -184,6 +184,7 @@ following rules are enabled by default:
 * `chmod_x` – add execution bit;
 * `choco_install` – append common suffixes for chocolatey packages;
 * `composer_not_command` – fixes composer command name;
+* `cp_create_destination` – creates a new directory when you attempt to `cp` or `mv` to a non existent one
 * `cp_omitting_directory` – adds `-a` when you `cp` directory;
 * `cpp11` – adds missing `-std=c++11` to `g++` or `clang++`;
 * `dirty_untar` – fixes `tar x` command that untarred in the current directory;

tests/rules/test_cp_create_destination.py

@@ -0,0 +1,30 @@
+import pytest
+from thefuck.rules.cp_create_destination import match, get_new_command
+from thefuck.types import Command
+
+
+@pytest.mark.parametrize(
+    "script, output",
+    [("cp", "cp: directory foo does not exist\n"), ("mv", "No such file or directory")],
+)
+def test_match(script, output):
+    assert match(Command(script, output))
+
+
+@pytest.mark.parametrize(
+    "script, output", [("cp", ""), ("mv", ""), ("ls", "No such file or directory")]
+)
+def test_not_match(script, output):
+    assert not match(Command(script, output))
+
+
+@pytest.mark.parametrize(
+    "script, output, new_command",
+    [
+        ("cp foo bar/", "cp: directory foo does not exist\n", "mkdir -p bar/ && cp foo bar/"),
+        ("mv foo bar/", "No such file or directory", "mkdir -p bar/ && mv foo bar/"),
+        ("cp foo bar/baz/", "cp: directory foo does not exist\n", "mkdir -p bar/baz/ && cp foo bar/baz/"),
+    ],
+)
+def test_get_new_command(script, output, new_command):
+    assert get_new_command(Command(script, output)) == new_command

thefuck/rules/cp_create_destination.py

@@ -0,0 +1,15 @@
+from thefuck.shells import shell
+from thefuck.utils import for_app
+
+
+@for_app("cp", "mv")
+def match(command):
+    return (
+        "No such file or directory" in command.output
+        or command.output.startswith("cp: directory")
+        and command.output.rstrip().endswith("does not exist")
+    )
+
+
+def get_new_command(command):
+    return shell.and_(u"mkdir -p {}".format(command.script_parts[-1]), command.script)