#!/bin/bash

#
# A directory we want to create if it doesn't exist
#
BASEDIR="/tmp/testdir"

#
# Check for the existence of the directory and create it if not found
#
if [[ ! -d "$BASEDIR" ]]; then
    # Create directory and take action on failure
    mkdir "$BASEDIR" || { echo "Failed to create $BASEDIR"; exit 1; }
    echo "Created $BASEDIR"
fi