From a8b9db5f329d8f4e2d8a3364ad188078d262153e Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Ryan Kurtz <ryanmkurtz@users.noreply.github.com>
Date: Fri, 11 Jun 2021 09:22:23 -0400
Subject: [PATCH] GP-1034: New script action now creates ~/ghidra_scripts if it
 didn't exist

---
 .../plugin/core/script/GhidraScriptComponentProvider.java   | 6 +++++-
 1 file changed, 5 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/Ghidra/Features/Base/src/main/java/ghidra/app/plugin/core/script/GhidraScriptComponentProvider.java b/Ghidra/Features/Base/src/main/java/ghidra/app/plugin/core/script/GhidraScriptComponentProvider.java
index d8168ea452..4d8c299056 100644
--- a/Ghidra/Features/Base/src/main/java/ghidra/app/plugin/core/script/GhidraScriptComponentProvider.java
+++ b/Ghidra/Features/Base/src/main/java/ghidra/app/plugin/core/script/GhidraScriptComponentProvider.java
@@ -549,8 +549,12 @@ public class GhidraScriptComponentProvider extends ComponentProviderAdapter {
 				return;
 			}
 
+			// Create user script directory if it doesn't exist
+			File userScriptsDir = new File(GhidraScriptUtil.USER_SCRIPTS_DIR);
+			FileUtilities.checkedMkdirs(userScriptsDir);
+
 			ResourceFile newFile = GhidraScriptUtil.createNewScript(provider,
-				new ResourceFile(GhidraScriptUtil.USER_SCRIPTS_DIR), getScriptDirectories());
+				new ResourceFile(userScriptsDir), getScriptDirectories());
 			SaveDialog dialog = new SaveNewScriptDialog(getComponent(), "New Script", this, newFile,
 				actionManager.getNewHelpLocation());
 			if (dialog.isCancelled()) {