1. path-type
Check if a path is a file, directory, or symlink
path-type
Package: path-type
Created by: sindresorhus
Last modified: Sat, 04 Mar 2023 05:09:18 GMT
Version: 5.0.0
License: MIT
Downloads: 224,335,845
Repository: https://github.com/sindresorhus/path-type

Install

npm install path-type
yarn add path-type

path-type

Check if a path is a file, directory, or symlink

Install

$ npm install path-type

Usage

 import {isFile} from 'path-type';

console.log(await isFile('package.json'));
//=> true

API

isFile(path)

Check whether the passed path is a file.

Returns a Promise<boolean>.

path

Type: string

The path to check.

isDirectory(path)

Check whether the passed path is a directory.

Returns a Promise<boolean>.

isSymlink(path)

Check whether the passed path is a symlink.

Returns a Promise<boolean>.

isFileSync(path)

Synchronously check whether the passed path is a file.

Returns a boolean.

isDirectorySync(path)

Synchronously check whether the passed path is a directory.

Returns a boolean.

isSymlinkSync(path)

Synchronously check whether the passed path is a symlink.

Returns a boolean.


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