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						- # path-exists [](https://travis-ci.org/sindresorhus/path-exists)
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 - > Check if a path exists
 - 
 - NOTE: `fs.existsSync` has been un-deprecated in Node.js since 6.8.0. If you only need to check synchronously, this module is not needed.
 - 
 - While [`fs.exists()`](https://nodejs.org/api/fs.html#fs_fs_exists_path_callback) is being [deprecated](https://github.com/iojs/io.js/issues/103), there's still a genuine use-case of being able to check if a path exists for other purposes than doing IO with it.
 - 
 - 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
 - 
 - ```
 - $ npm install path-exists
 - ```
 - 
 - 
 - ## Usage
 - 
 - ```js
 - // foo.js
 - const pathExists = require('path-exists');
 - 
 - (async () => {
 - 	console.log(await pathExists('foo.js'));
 - 	//=> true
 - })();
 - ```
 - 
 - 
 - ## API
 - 
 - ### pathExists(path)
 - 
 - Returns a `Promise<boolean>` of whether the path exists.
 - 
 - ### pathExists.sync(path)
 - 
 - Returns a `boolean` of whether the path exists.
 - 
 - 
 - ## Related
 - 
 - - [path-exists-cli](https://github.com/sindresorhus/path-exists-cli) - CLI for this module
 - 
 - 
 - ## License
 - 
 - MIT © [Sindre Sorhus](https://sindresorhus.com)
 
 
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