|  | # normalize-path [](https://www.npmjs.com/package/normalize-path) [](https://npmjs.org/package/normalize-path) [](https://npmjs.org/package/normalize-path) [](https://travis-ci.org/jonschlinkert/normalize-path) | 
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|  | > Normalize slashes in a file path to be posix/unix-like forward slashes. Also condenses repeat slashes to a single slash and removes and trailing slashes, unless disabled. | 
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|  | Please consider following this project's author, [Jon Schlinkert](https://github.com/jonschlinkert), and consider starring the project to show your :heart: and support. | 
|  |  | 
|  | ## Install | 
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|  | Install with [npm](https://www.npmjs.com/): | 
|  |  | 
|  | ```sh | 
|  | $ npm install --save normalize-path | 
|  | ``` | 
|  |  | 
|  | ## Usage | 
|  |  | 
|  | ```js | 
|  | const normalize = require('normalize-path'); | 
|  |  | 
|  | console.log(normalize('\\foo\\bar\\baz\\')); | 
|  | //=> '/foo/bar/baz' | 
|  | ``` | 
|  |  | 
|  | **win32 namespaces** | 
|  |  | 
|  | ```js | 
|  | console.log(normalize('\\\\?\\UNC\\Server01\\user\\docs\\Letter.txt')); | 
|  | //=> '//?/UNC/Server01/user/docs/Letter.txt' | 
|  |  | 
|  | console.log(normalize('\\\\.\\CdRomX')); | 
|  | //=> '//./CdRomX' | 
|  | ``` | 
|  |  | 
|  | **Consecutive slashes** | 
|  |  | 
|  | Condenses multiple consecutive forward slashes (except for leading slashes in win32 namespaces) to a single slash. | 
|  |  | 
|  | ```js | 
|  | console.log(normalize('.//foo//bar///////baz/')); | 
|  | //=> './foo/bar/baz' | 
|  | ``` | 
|  |  | 
|  | ### Trailing slashes | 
|  |  | 
|  | By default trailing slashes are removed. Pass `false` as the last argument to disable this behavior and _**keep** trailing slashes_: | 
|  |  | 
|  | ```js | 
|  | console.log(normalize('foo\\bar\\baz\\', false)); //=> 'foo/bar/baz/' | 
|  | console.log(normalize('./foo/bar/baz/', false)); //=> './foo/bar/baz/' | 
|  | ``` | 
|  |  | 
|  | ## Release history | 
|  |  | 
|  | ### v3.0 | 
|  |  | 
|  | No breaking changes in this release. | 
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|  | * a check was added to ensure that [win32 namespaces](https://msdn.microsoft.com/library/windows/desktop/aa365247(v=vs.85).aspx#namespaces) are handled properly by win32 `path.parse()` after a path has been normalized by this library. | 
|  | * a minor optimization was made to simplify how the trailing separator was handled | 
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|  | ## About | 
|  |  | 
|  | <details> | 
|  | <summary><strong>Contributing</strong></summary> | 
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|  | Pull requests and stars are always welcome. For bugs and feature requests, [please create an issue](../../issues/new). | 
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|  | </details> | 
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|  | <details> | 
|  | <summary><strong>Running Tests</strong></summary> | 
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|  | 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: | 
|  |  | 
|  | ```sh | 
|  | $ npm install && npm test | 
|  | ``` | 
|  |  | 
|  | </details> | 
|  |  | 
|  | <details> | 
|  | <summary><strong>Building docs</strong></summary> | 
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|  | _(This project's readme.md is generated by [verb](https://github.com/verbose/verb-generate-readme), please don't edit the readme directly. Any changes to the readme must be made in the [.verb.md](.verb.md) readme template.)_ | 
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|  | To generate the readme, run the following command: | 
|  |  | 
|  | ```sh | 
|  | $ npm install -g verbose/verb#dev verb-generate-readme && verb | 
|  | ``` | 
|  |  | 
|  | </details> | 
|  |  | 
|  | ### Related projects | 
|  |  | 
|  | Other useful path-related libraries: | 
|  |  | 
|  | * [contains-path](https://www.npmjs.com/package/contains-path): Return true if a file path contains the given path. | [homepage](https://github.com/jonschlinkert/contains-path "Return true if a file path contains the given path.") | 
|  | * [is-absolute](https://www.npmjs.com/package/is-absolute): Returns true if a file path is absolute. Does not rely on the path module… [more](https://github.com/jonschlinkert/is-absolute) | [homepage](https://github.com/jonschlinkert/is-absolute "Returns true if a file path is absolute. Does not rely on the path module and can be used as a polyfill for node.js native `path.isAbolute`.") | 
|  | * [is-relative](https://www.npmjs.com/package/is-relative): Returns `true` if the path appears to be relative. | [homepage](https://github.com/jonschlinkert/is-relative "Returns `true` if the path appears to be relative.") | 
|  | * [parse-filepath](https://www.npmjs.com/package/parse-filepath): Pollyfill for node.js `path.parse`, parses a filepath into an object. | [homepage](https://github.com/jonschlinkert/parse-filepath "Pollyfill for node.js `path.parse`, parses a filepath into an object.") | 
|  | * [path-ends-with](https://www.npmjs.com/package/path-ends-with): Return `true` if a file path ends with the given string/suffix. | [homepage](https://github.com/jonschlinkert/path-ends-with "Return `true` if a file path ends with the given string/suffix.") | 
|  | * [unixify](https://www.npmjs.com/package/unixify): Convert Windows file paths to unix paths. | [homepage](https://github.com/jonschlinkert/unixify "Convert Windows file paths to unix paths.") | 
|  |  | 
|  | ### Contributors | 
|  |  | 
|  | | **Commits** | **Contributor** | | 
|  | | --- | --- | | 
|  | | 35 | [jonschlinkert](https://github.com/jonschlinkert) | | 
|  | | 1 | [phated](https://github.com/phated) | | 
|  |  | 
|  | ### Author | 
|  |  | 
|  | **Jon Schlinkert** | 
|  |  | 
|  | * [LinkedIn Profile](https://linkedin.com/in/jonschlinkert) | 
|  | * [GitHub Profile](https://github.com/jonschlinkert) | 
|  | * [Twitter Profile](https://twitter.com/jonschlinkert) | 
|  |  | 
|  | ### License | 
|  |  | 
|  | Copyright © 2018, [Jon Schlinkert](https://github.com/jonschlinkert). | 
|  | Released under the [MIT License](LICENSE). | 
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|  | *** | 
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|  | _This file was generated by [verb-generate-readme](https://github.com/verbose/verb-generate-readme), v0.6.0, on April 19, 2018._ |