Creating files and directories

In the Project tool window, select the directory where you want to create a file, press Alt+Insert, and then select File from the list.

In the New File dialog that opens, type the filename and extension. You can type the whole directory structure before the new filename. If the nested directories do not yet exist, they will be created.

If the specified extension is not associated with any file type recognized in WebStorm, the Register New File Type Association dialog opens where you can associate the extension with one of the recognized file types. See File type associations for details.

If there are no appropriate file types for the new extension, most likely you need to install the corresponding repository plugin as described in Manage plugins.

In the Project tool window, select the directory where you want to create a file, press Alt+Insert, and then select the desired language or file type.

In the dialog that opens, type the name of the file without any extension. Later you can change the autogenerated filename extension using the Rename refactoring (Refactor | Rename).

You can type the whole directory structure before the new filename. If the nested directories do not yet exist, they will be created:

Specify other information as required. For example, you may be asked to define the values of custom variables if the corresponding file template contains such variables and their values are not currently set.

In the Project tool window, right-click the directory where you want to create a new one, select New from the context menu, and then select Directory.

Alternatively, click the parent directory, press Alt+Insert, and then select Directory from the list.

In the dialog that opens, specify the directory name. If you want to create a number of nested directories, specify their names, use slashes as separators.