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# path-exists [![Build Status](https://travis-ci.org/sindresorhus/path-exists.svg?branch=master)](https://travis-ci.org/sindresorhus/path-exists)
> 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:
> 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
```
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$ npm install --save path-exists
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```
## Usage
```js
// foo.js
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var pathExists = require('path-exists');
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pathExists('foo.js').then(function (exists) {
console.log(exists);
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//=> true
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});
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```
## API
### pathExists(path)
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Returns a promise that resolves to 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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## License
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MIT © [Sindre Sorhus](http://sindresorhus.com)