# isAbsolutePath > Test if a value is an absolute path.
## Usage ```javascript var isAbsolutePath = require( '@stdlib/assert/is-absolute-path' ); ``` #### isAbsolutePath( value ) Tests if a `value` is an absolute path. ```javascript var IS_WINDOWS = require( '@stdlib/assert/is-windows' ); var bool; if ( IS_WINDOWS ) { bool = isAbsolutePath( 'C:\\foo\\bar\\baz' ); // returns true } else { bool = isAbsolutePath( '/foo/bar/baz' ); // returns true } ``` #### isAbsolutePath.posix( value ) Tests if a `value` is a POSIX absolute path. ```javascript var bool = isAbsolutePath.posix( '/foo/bar/baz' ); // returns true bool = isAbsolutePath.posix( 'foo/bar/baz' ); // returns false ``` #### isAbsolutePath.win32( value ) Tests if a `value` is a Windows absolute path. ```javascript var bool = isAbsolutePath.win32( 'C:\\foo\\bar\\baz' ); // returns true bool = isAbsolutePath.win32( 'foo\\bar\\baz' ); // returns false ```
## Notes - `isAbsolutePath()` is platform-specific. On Windows platforms, the function is equal to `isAbsolutePath.win32()`. On POSIX platforms, the function is equal to `isAbsolutePath.posix()`.
## Examples ```javascript var isAbsolutePath = require( '@stdlib/assert/is-absolute-path' ); var bool = isAbsolutePath.posix( '/foo/bar/baz' ); // returns true bool = isAbsolutePath.posix( '/foo/..' ); // returns true bool = isAbsolutePath.posix( 'foo/' ); // returns false bool = isAbsolutePath.posix( 'foo' ); // returns false bool = isAbsolutePath.posix( '.' ); // returns false bool = isAbsolutePath.posix( '' ); // returns false bool = isAbsolutePath.win32( 'C:\\foo\\bar\\baz' ); // returns true bool = isAbsolutePath.win32( '//server' ); // returns true bool = isAbsolutePath.win32( '\\\\server' ); // returns true bool = isAbsolutePath.win32( 'C:/foo/bar/baz' ); // returns true bool = isAbsolutePath.win32( '/foo/..' ); // returns true bool = isAbsolutePath.win32( 'foo\\bar\\baz' ); // returns false bool = isAbsolutePath.win32( 'foo/bar/baz' ); // returns false bool = isAbsolutePath.win32( 'foo/..' ); // returns false bool = isAbsolutePath.win32( '.' ); // returns false bool = isAbsolutePath.win32( '' ); // returns false ```
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## CLI
### Usage ```text Usage: is-absolute-path [options] [] Options: -h, --help Print this message. -V, --version Print the package version. --platform name Platform: 'win32' or 'posix'. ```
### Examples ```bash $ is-absolute-path /foo/bar/baz --platform=posix true ``` To use as a [standard stream][standard-streams], ```bash $ echo -n './docs/repl.txt' | is-absolute-path false ```