is-absolute

What is is-absolute?

The is-absolute npm package is a utility that helps determine if a given file path is an absolute path. This can be particularly useful in file system operations where the distinction between absolute and relative paths is important.

What are is-absolute's main functionalities?

Check if a path is absolute

This feature allows you to check if a given path is absolute. An absolute path is one that starts from the root directory, as opposed to a relative path which is relative to the current working directory.

const isAbsolute = require('is-absolute');

console.log(isAbsolute('/home/user')); // true
console.log(isAbsolute('home/user')); // false

Other packages similar to is-absolute

path-is-absolute

The path-is-absolute package provides similar functionality to is-absolute by determining if a given path is absolute. It is a lightweight package and can be used as a drop-in replacement for is-absolute.

path

The path module is a core Node.js module that provides utilities for working with file and directory paths. It includes a method called path.isAbsolute() which can be used to check if a path is absolute. This module offers a broader range of path-related utilities compared to is-absolute.

README

is-absolute

Return true if a file path is absolute.

Based on the isAbsolute utility method in express.

Install

Install with npm:

npm i is-absolute --save-dev

Usage

var isAbsolute = require('is-absolute');
console.log(isAbsolute('abc'));
//=> ['a', 'b', 'c'];

API

Example:

isAbsolute('a/b/c.js');
//=> 'false'

isAbsolute('C://a/b/c.js');
//=> 'true'

• filepath {String}
• return {Boolean}

Author

Jon Schlinkert

• github/jonschlinkert
• twitter/jonschlinkert

License

Copyright (c) 2014 Jon Schlinkert, contributors.
Released under the MIT license

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