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				| # path-exists [](https://travis-ci.org/sindresorhus/path-exists) | |
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| > Check if a path exists | |
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| Because [`fs.exists()`](https://nodejs.org/api/fs.html#fs_fs_exists_path_callback) is being [deprecated](https://github.com/iojs/io.js/issues/103), but there's still a genuine use-case of being able to check if a path exists for other purposes than doing IO with it. | |
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| Never use this before handling a file though: | |
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| > 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. | |
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| ## Install | |
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| ``` | |
| $ npm install --save path-exists | |
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| ## Usage | |
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| ```js | |
| // foo.js | |
| const pathExists = require('path-exists'); | |
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| pathExists('foo.js').then(exists => { | |
| 	console.log(exists); | |
| 	//=> true | |
| }); | |
| ``` | |
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| ## API | |
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| ### pathExists(path) | |
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| Returns a promise for a boolean of whether the path exists. | |
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| ### pathExists.sync(path) | |
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| Returns a boolean of whether the path exists. | |
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| ## Related | |
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| - [path-exists-cli](https://github.com/sindresorhus/path-exists-cli) - CLI for this module | |
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| ## License | |
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| MIT © [Sindre Sorhus](https://sindresorhus.com)
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