For detailed information, see the documentation of the asynchronous version of
this API: exists.
fs.exists() is deprecated, but fs.existsSync() is not. The callbackparameter to fs.exists() accepts parameters that are inconsistent with other
Node.js callbacks. fs.existsSync() does not use a callback.
import { existsSync } from'fs';
if (existsSync('/etc/passwd')) console.log('The path exists.');
Returns
true
if the path exists,false
otherwise.For detailed information, see the documentation of the asynchronous version of this API: exists.
fs.exists()
is deprecated, butfs.existsSync()
is not. Thecallback
parameter tofs.exists()
accepts parameters that are inconsistent with other Node.js callbacks.fs.existsSync()
does not use a callback.