# isBinaryString > Test if a value is a binary string.
## Usage ```javascript var isBinaryString = require( '@stdlib/assert/is-binary-string' ); ``` #### isBinaryString( value ) Tests if a `value` is a binary `string`; i.e., a character sequence of `1`'s and `0`'s. ```javascript var bool = isBinaryString( '1000101' ); // returns true bool = isBinaryString( 'beep' ); // returns false bool = isBinaryString( '' ); // returns false ```
## Examples ```javascript var isBinaryString = require( '@stdlib/assert/is-binary-string' ); var bool = isBinaryString( '1' ); // returns true bool = isBinaryString( '0' ); // returns true bool = isBinaryString( '101010101001' ); // returns true bool = isBinaryString( '' ); // returns false bool = isBinaryString( 'beep' ); // returns false bool = isBinaryString( null ); // returns false ```
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## CLI
### Usage ```text Usage: is-binary-string [options] [] Options: -h, --help Print this message. -V, --version Print the package version. ```
### Examples ```bash $ is-binary-string 01234 false ``` To use as a [standard stream][standard-streams], ```bash $ echo -n '0110' | is-binary-string true ```