1 files changed, 11 insertions, 0 deletions
diff --git a/src/guff/cli.cr b/src/guff/cli.cr
index 600f5d4..3752621 100644
--- a/src/guff/cli.cr
+++ b/src/guff/cli.cr
@@ -31,10 +31,21 @@ module Guff::CLI
         @data = Data.load(@config.system_dir)
       end
 
+      # list of subdirectories to create in data directory
+      DIRS = %w{files themes cache/themes}
+
       def run
+        # create data dir
         STDERR.puts "Initializing data directory"
         Dir.mkdir(@config.data_dir) unless Dir.exists?(@config.data_dir)
 
+        # create data subdirs
+        DIRS.each do |dir|
+          abs_path = File.join(@config.data_dir, dir)
+          Dir.mkdir_p(abs_path) unless Dir.exists?(abs_path)
+        end
+
+        # create database
         Guff::Database.new(@config.db_path) do |db|
           @data.init_sql.each do |sql|
             db.query(sql)