filenamify

Convert a string to a valid safe filename

On Unix-like systems / is reserved and <>:"/\|?* on Windows.

Install

$ npm install filenamify

Usage

const filenamify = require('filenamify');

filenamify('<foo/bar>');
//=> 'foo!bar'

filenamify('foo:"bar"', {replacement: '🐴'});
//=> 'foo🐴bar'

API

filenamify(input, [options])

Accepts a filename and returns a valid filename.

filenamify.path(input, [options])

Accepts a path and returns the path with a valid filename.

input

Type: string

options

replacement

Type: string
Default: '!'

String to use as replacement for reserved filename characters.

Cannot contain: < > : " / \ | ? *

Related

• filenamify-url - Convert a URL to a valid filename
• valid-filename - Check if a string is a valid filename
• unused-filename - Get a unused filename by appending a number if it exists
• slugify - Slugify a string

License

MIT © Sindre Sorhus