Tip 44: Save Files to Nonexistent Directories

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Press <C-g> and check the file status:

• "new file": can use :write directly
• "new DIRECTORY": filepath contains nonexistent directories

  :!mkdir -p %:h
  :write
  

References

# If you open the file in vim,
# then you can \"ayy@a the next line to execute the vim command: 
:h ctrl-G