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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.

While `fs.exists()` is being deprecated, there's still a genuine use-case of being able to check if a path exists for other purposes than doing IO with it.

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
const pathExists = require('path-exists');
(async () => {
console.log(await pathExists('foo.js'));
//=> true
})();

# API

## pathExists(path)

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

## pathExists.sync(path)

Returns a `boolean` of whether the path exists.

# Related

- path-exists-cli - CLI for this module

# License

MIT © Sindre Sorhus