Extract the non-magic parent path from a glob string.
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Extract the non-magic parent path from a glob string.
``js
var globParent = require('glob-parent');
globParent('path/to/*.js'); // 'path/to'
globParent('/root/path/to/*.js'); // '/root/path/to'
globParent('/*.js'); // '/'
globParent('*.js'); // '.'
globParent('*/.js'); // '.'
globParent('path/{to,from}'); // 'path'
globParent('path/!(to|from)'); // 'path'
globParent('path/?(to|from)'); // 'path'
globParent('path/+(to|from)'); // 'path'
globParent('path/*(to|from)'); // 'path'
globParent('path/@(to|from)'); // 'path'
globParent('path/*/'); // 'path'
// if provided a non-glob path, returns the nearest dir
globParent('path/foo/bar.js'); // 'path/foo'
globParent('path/foo/'); // 'path/foo'
globParent('path/foo'); // 'path' (see issue #3 for details)
`
Takes a string and returns the part of the path before the glob begins. Be aware of Escaping rules and Limitations below.
#### options
`js`
{
// Disables the automatic conversion of slashes for Windows
flipBackslashes: true
}
The following characters have special significance in glob patterns and must be escaped if you want them to be treated as regular path characters:
- ? (question mark) unless used as a path segment alone*
- (asterisk)|
- (pipe)(
- (opening parenthesis))
- (closing parenthesis){
- (opening curly brace)}
- (closing curly brace)[
- (opening bracket)]
- (closing bracket)
Example
`js`
globParent('foo/[bar]/') // 'foo'
globParent('foo/\\[bar]/') // 'foo/[bar]'
This cannot be used in conjunction with escape characters.
`js
// BAD
globParent('C:\\Program Files \\(x86\\)\\*.ext') // 'C:/Program Files /(x86/)'
// GOOD
globParent('C:/Program Files\\(x86\\)/*.ext') // 'C:/Program Files (x86)'
`
If you are using escape characters for a pattern without path parts (i.e.
relative to cwd), prefix with ./ to avoid confusing glob-parent.
`js
// BAD
globParent('foo \\[bar]') // 'foo '
globParent('foo \\[bar]*') // 'foo '
// GOOD
globParent('./foo \\[bar]') // 'foo [bar]'
globParent('./foo \\[bar]*') // '.'
``
ISC
[expand-braces]: https://github.com/jonschlinkert/expand-braces
[expand-brackets]: https://github.com/jonschlinkert/expand-brackets
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