is-invalid-path

Returns true if a windows file path has invalid characters.

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Install

Install with npm:

$ npm install --save is-invalid-path

Usage

const isInvalid = require('is-invalid-path');

// true if the path is not a string or has invalid characters
console.log(isInvalid());       //=> true
console.log(isInvalid('<abc')); //=> true
console.log(isInvalid('>abc')); //=> true
console.log(isInvalid(':abc')); //=> true
console.log(isInvalid('"abc')); //=> true
console.log(isInvalid('|abc')); //=> true
console.log(isInvalid('?abc')); //=> true
console.log(isInvalid('*abc')); //=> true

// true if the path has slashes and options.file is true,
// as slashes and backslashes are invalid in file names
console.log(isInvalid('foo/abc', { file: true })); //=> true
console.log(isInvalid('foo\\abc', { file: true })); //=> true

About

Pull requests and stars are always welcome. For bugs and feature requests, please create an issue.

Running and reviewing unit tests is a great way to get familiarized with a library and its API. You can install dependencies and run tests with the following command:

$ npm install && npm test

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Author

Jon Schlinkert

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License

Copyright © 2018, Jon Schlinkert. Released under the MIT License.

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