From 87da58578fdcacfe1d2de3d96bf47621c47c15c0 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: John Kelly <johnkellyoxford@gmail.com>
Date: Wed, 10 May 2023 20:35:43 +0100
Subject: [PATCH] Add better error message for file save failure due to parent
 not existing (#7014)

Fixes #5229
---
 helix-view/src/document.rs | 2 +-
 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/helix-view/src/document.rs b/helix-view/src/document.rs
index 11b9ef0e6..27f69d508 100644
--- a/helix-view/src/document.rs
+++ b/helix-view/src/document.rs
@@ -808,7 +808,7 @@ impl Future<Output = Result<DocumentSavedEvent, anyhow::Error>> + 'static + Send
                     if force {
                         std::fs::DirBuilder::new().recursive(true).create(parent)?;
                     } else {
-                        bail!("can't save file, parent directory does not exist");
+                        bail!("can't save file, parent directory does not exist (use :w! to create it)");
                     }
                 }
             }