Prompt to create directory when using -C/--cwd with non-existent path

[Copilot]

Previously, azd failed immediately when -C/--cwd pointed to a non-existent directory. This required users to manually create directories before running commands like azd init -t template -C ./new-folder.

Changes

Modified PersistentPreRunE in cmd/root.go:

• Check directory existence before os.Chdir
• Prompt user to create if missing (default: Yes)
• Auto-create with --no-prompt flag
• Support nested paths via os.MkdirAll

Added test coverage:

• Single-level directory creation
• Nested directory creation (parent/child/project)

Usage

# Interactive mode - prompts with default Yes
azd init -t azure-samples/todo-nodejs-mongo -C ./new-folder

# Non-interactive - auto-creates
azd init -t azure-samples/todo-nodejs-mongo -C ./new-folder --no-prompt

# Nested paths supported
azd init -t template -C ./parent/child/project --no-prompt

Fixes #3680

Warning

Firewall rules blocked me from connecting to one or more addresses (expand for details)

I tried to connect to the following addresses, but was blocked by firewall rules:

• aka.ms
  • Triggering command: /home/REDACTED/work/azure-dev/azure-dev/cli/azd/azd-test init -t azure-samples/todo-nodejs-mongo -C ./new-folder (dns block)
  • Triggering command: /home/REDACTED/work/azure-dev/azure-dev/cli/azd/azd-test init -t azure-samples/todo-nodejs-mongo -C ./new-folder --no-prompt (dns block)
  • Triggering command: /home/REDACTED/work/azure-dev/azure-dev/cli/azd/azd-test telemetry upload (dns block)
• westus-0.in.applicationinsights.azure.com
  • Triggering command: /home/REDACTED/work/azure-dev/azure-dev/cli/azd/azd-test telemetry upload (dns block)
  • Triggering command: /home/REDACTED/work/azure-dev/azure-dev/cli/azd/azd telemetry upload (dns block)

If you need me to access, download, or install something from one of these locations, you can either:

• Configure Actions setup steps to set up my environment, which run before the firewall is enabled
• Add the appropriate URLs or hosts to the custom allowlist in this repository's Copilot coding agent settings (admins only)

Original prompt

See issue: #3680

I think we could re-use the -C, --cwd path here.

Right now, if we try to use it for some path that does not exist, azd fails, like

$ azd init -t azure/azure-dev -C ./new-folder
Error: failed to change directory to ./new-folder: chdir ./new-folder: no such file or directory

Azd should ask user if they want to create the folder when it does not exists - using Yes as the default value for the confirmation

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