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path-exists

Check if a path exists


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What is path-exists?

The path-exists npm package is used to check if a file or directory exists on the file system without using fs.existsSync. It is built on top of Node.js's fs.promises API and provides a simple promise-based interface.

What are path-exists's main functionalities?

Check if a path exists

This feature allows you to check if a file or directory exists asynchronously by returning a promise that resolves to either true or false.

const pathExists = require('path-exists');

(async () => {
  const exists = await pathExists('/path/to/file');
  console.log(exists);
  //=> true or false
})();

Check if a path exists synchronously

This feature provides a synchronous way to check if a file or directory exists, returning a boolean value immediately.

const pathExists = require('path-exists');

const exists = pathExists.sync('/path/to/file');
console.log(exists);
//=> true or false

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path-exists

Check if a path exists

NOTE: fs.existsSync has been un-deprecated in Node.js since 6.8.0. If you only need to check synchronously, this module is not needed.

Never use this before handling a file though:

In particular, checking if a file exists before opening it is an anti-pattern that leaves you vulnerable to race conditions: another process may remove the file between the calls to fs.exists() and fs.open(). Just open the file and handle the error when it's not there.

Install

$ npm install path-exists

Usage

// foo.js
import {pathExists} from 'path-exists';

console.log(await pathExists('foo.js'));
//=> true

API

pathExists(path)

Returns a Promise<boolean> of whether the path exists.

pathExistsSync(path)

Returns a boolean of whether the path exists.

  • path-exists-cli - CLI for this module
  • path-type - Check if a path exists and whether it's a file, directory, or symlink

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Last updated on 12 Aug 2021

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