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

Usage

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

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

Explicitly test windows paths

isAbsolute.posix('/foo/bar');
isAbsolute.posix('/user/docs/Letter.txt');
//=> true

isAbsolute.posix('foo/bar');
//=> false

Explicitly test windows paths

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

isAbsolute.win32('c:\\');
isAbsolute.win32('//C://user\\docs\\Letter.txt');
isAbsolute.win32('\\\\unc\\share');
isAbsolute.win32('\\\\unc\\share\\foo');
isAbsolute.win32('\\\\unc\\share\\foo\\');
isAbsolute.win32('\\\\unc\\share\\foo\\bar');
isAbsolute.win32('\\\\unc\\share\\foo\\bar\\');
isAbsolute.win32('\\\\unc\\share\\foo\\bar\\baz');
//=> true

isAbsolute.win32('a:foo/a/b/c/d');
isAbsolute.win32(':\\');
isAbsolute.win32('foo\\bar\\baz');
isAbsolute.win32('foo\\bar\\baz\\');
//=> false

Other projects

• is-relative: Returns true if the path appears to be relative.
• is-dotfile: Return true if a file path is (or has) a dotfile.
• is-glob: Returns true if the given string looks like a glob pattern.
• is-unc-path: Returns true if a filepath is a windows UNC file path.
• is-valid-glob: Return true if a value is a valid glob pattern or patterns.

Running tests

Install dev dependencies:

$ npm i -d && npm test

Contributing

Pull requests and stars are always welcome. For bugs and feature requests, please create an issue

Author

Jon Schlinkert

• github/jonschlinkert
• twitter/jonschlinkert

License

Copyright © 2014-2015 Jon Schlinkert Released under the MIT license.

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