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Check if a file exists without try catch.

• Returns true if the path exists and is a file.
• Returns false if the path is not a file, or does not exist.
• Returns undefined on other errors (for example, permission denied) rather than throwing.

Installation

yarn add file-exists-safe

npm install file-exists-safe

pnpm add file-exists-safe

Usage

import { fileExists, fileExistsSync, Options } from "file-exists-safe";

function fileExists(path: string, options?: Options): Promise<boolean | undefined>;

function fileExistsSync(path: string, options?: Options): boolean | undefined;

type Options = {
  /**
   * Return true if path is directory. Default: `false`
   */
  includeDirectories?: boolean;
};

• @types/mock-fs: TypeScript definitions for mock-fs
• @types/node: TypeScript definitions for Node.js
• autorepo: Autorepo abstracts away your dev dependencies, providing a single command to run all of your scripts.
• mock-fs: A configurable mock file system. You know, for testing.

MIT

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• fs-safe: A simple fs wrapper that doesn't throw
• dir-exists-safe: Check if a directory exists without a try catch