is-path-inside
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Package description
The is-path-inside npm package is used to determine if one path is inside another path. This can be useful for ensuring that a file or directory is contained within a specific directory structure, which is a common requirement in file system operations to maintain security and proper organization.
Check if a path is inside another path
This feature allows you to check if one path is inside another. It returns true if the first path is inside the second path, otherwise false.
const isPathInside = require('is-path-inside');
console.log(isPathInside('/some/dir', '/some/dir/file.txt')); // true
console.log(isPathInside('/some/dir', '/some/other/dir')); // falseThis package provides similar functionality to is-path-inside, allowing you to check if one path is inside another. It is an alternative that can be used interchangeably with is-path-inside for the same purpose.
Contains-path is another npm package that checks if a path is contained within another path. It differs slightly in API and usage, but serves a similar purpose to is-path-inside.
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Check if a path is inside another path
$ npm install is-path-inside
const isPathInside = require('is-path-inside');
isPathInside('a/b/c', 'a/b');
//=> true
isPathInside('a/b/c', 'x/y');
//=> false
isPathInside('a/b/c', 'a/b/c');
//=> false
isPathInside('/Users/sindresorhus/dev/unicorn', '/Users/sindresorhus');
//=> true
MIT © Sindre Sorhus
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Check if a path is inside another path
The npm package is-path-inside receives a total of 26,461,627 weekly downloads. As such, is-path-inside popularity was classified as popular.
We found that is-path-inside demonstrated a not healthy version release cadence and project activity because the last version was released a year ago. It has 1 open source maintainer collaborating on the project.
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