# path-parse [![Build Status](https://travis-ci.org/jbgutierrez/path-parse.svg?branch=master)](https://travis-ci.org/jbgutierrez/path-parse) > Node.js [`path.parse(pathString)`](https://nodejs.org/api/path.html#path_path_parse_pathstring) [ponyfill](https://ponyfill.com). ## Install ``` $ npm install --save path-parse ``` ## Usage ```js var pathParse = require('path-parse'); pathParse('/home/user/dir/file.txt'); //=> { // root : "/", // dir : "/home/user/dir", // base : "file.txt", // ext : ".txt", // name : "file" // } ``` ## API See [`path.parse(pathString)`](https://nodejs.org/api/path.html#path_path_parse_pathstring) docs. ### pathParse(path) ### pathParse.posix(path) The Posix specific version. ### pathParse.win32(path) The Windows specific version. ## License MIT © [Javier Blanco](http://jbgutierrez.info)