Finding the directory portion of a String containing a file name in Node?

Question

Processing a bunch of files using Node and I need to separate the file name from the directory. Does node have a simple way to do this without additional dependencies? I could use an NPM package like Filename Regex, but thought I'd check if there something available out of the box?

So for example suppose we have src/main/css/file.css. Hoping something like this is possible:

 const fs = require('fs');
 const path = fs.filePath(String pathAndFileName);  //path = src/main/css
 const file = fs.fileName(String pathAndFileName);  //file = file.css

Sorry but it is a bit unclear to me what you're asking. You want the file names in a directory or what ? — Muhammad Usman, May 02 '18 at 00:43
Possible duplicate of [nodejs get file name from absolute path?](https://stackoverflow.com/questions/19811541/nodejs-get-file-name-from-absolute-path) — sushain97, May 02 '18 at 00:48
All those functions are in path: https://nodejs.org/api/path.html — generalhenry, May 02 '18 at 00:48

score 1 · Accepted Answer · answered May 02 '18 at 00:51

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The utilities for manipulating file paths are in the path module. https://nodejs.org/api/path.html

 const {dirname, basename}  = require('path');

 const path = dirname(String pathAndFileName);
 const file = basename(String pathAndFileName);

answered May 02 '18 at 00:51

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Finding the directory portion of a String containing a file name in Node?

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