# Filename Extension > Return a filename extension.
## Usage ```javascript var extname = require( '@stdlib/utils/extname' ); ``` #### extname( filename ) Returns a filename extension. ```javascript var ext = extname( 'index.js' ); // returns '.js' ```
## Examples ```javascript var statSync = require( 'fs' ).statSync; var path = require( 'path' ); var readDir = require( '@stdlib/fs/read-dir' ).sync; var extname = require( '@stdlib/utils/extname' ); var files; var fpath; var base; var stat; var ext; var i; base = path.resolve( __dirname, '..' ); files = readDir( base ); for ( i = 0; i < files.length; i++ ) { fpath = path.join( base, files[ i ] ); stat = statSync( fpath ); if ( !stat.isDirectory() ) { ext = extname( fpath ); console.log( '%s --> %s', fpath, ext || '(no ext)' ); } } ```