# Path Delimiter > Platform-specific path delimiter.
## Usage ```javascript var PATH_DELIMITER = require( '@stdlib/constants/path/delimiter' ); ``` #### PATH_DELIMITER Platform-specific path delimiter. ```javascript var IS_WINDOWS = require( '@stdlib/assert/is-windows' ); var bool; if ( IS_WINDOWS ) { bool = ( PATH_DELIMITER === ';' ); // returns true } else { bool = ( PATH_DELIMITER === ':' ); // returns true } ```
## Examples ```javascript var IS_WINDOWS = require( '@stdlib/assert/is-windows' ); var PATH_DELIMITER = require( '@stdlib/constants/path/delimiter' ); var paths; var PATH; if ( IS_WINDOWS ) { PATH = 'C:\\Windows\\system32;C:\\Windows;C:\\Program Files\\node\\'; } else { PATH = '/usr/bin:/bin:/usr/sbin:/sbin:/usr/local/bin'; } paths = PATH.split( PATH_DELIMITER ); console.log( paths ); // => [...] ```