replace-ext

What is replace-ext?

The replace-ext npm package is a utility for replacing the extension of a file path string. It is particularly useful in build processes and file manipulation tasks where you need to change file extensions programmatically.

What are replace-ext's main functionalities?

Replace File Extension

This feature allows you to replace the extension of a given file path. In the code sample, the extension of 'file.txt' is changed to '.md', resulting in 'file.md'.

const replaceExt = require('replace-ext');
const filePath = 'example/file.txt';
const newFilePath = replaceExt(filePath, '.md');
console.log(newFilePath); // Outputs: 'example/file.md'

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path

The 'path' module is a built-in Node.js module that provides utilities for working with file and directory paths. It includes the 'path.format' and 'path.parse' methods, which can be used to achieve similar functionality to replace-ext by manually changing the file extension.

upath

The 'upath' package is a utility for working with file paths across different operating systems. It provides methods like 'upath.changeExt' which can be used to change the file extension, similar to replace-ext. However, upath offers additional cross-platform path handling features.

README

replace-ext

Replaces a file extension with another one.

Usage

var replaceExt = require('replace-ext');

var path = '/some/dir/file.js';
var newPath = replaceExt(path, '.coffee');

console.log(newPath); // /some/dir/file.coffee

API

replaceExt(path, extension)

Replaces the extension from path with extension and returns the updated path string.

Does not replace the extension if path is not a string or is empty.

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License

MIT