# normalize-path [](https://www.npmjs.com/package/normalize-path) [](https://npmjs.org/package/normalize-path) [](https://npmjs.org/package/normalize-path) [](https://travis-ci.org/jonschlinkert/normalize-path)
> Normalize slashes in a file path to be posix/unix-like forward slashes. Also condenses repeat slashes to a single slash and removes and trailing slashes, unless disabled.
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## Install
Install with [npm](https://www.npmjs.com/):
```sh
$ npm install --save normalize-path
```
## Usage
```js
const normalize = require('normalize-path');
console.log(normalize('\\foo\\bar\\baz\\'));
//=> '/foo/bar/baz'
```
**win32 namespaces**
```js
console.log(normalize('\\\\?\\UNC\\Server01\\user\\docs\\Letter.txt'));
//=> '//?/UNC/Server01/user/docs/Letter.txt'
console.log(normalize('\\\\.\\CdRomX'));
//=> '//./CdRomX'
```
**Consecutive slashes**
Condenses multiple consecutive forward slashes (except for leading slashes in win32 namespaces) to a single slash.
```js
console.log(normalize('.//foo//bar///////baz/'));
//=> './foo/bar/baz'
```
### Trailing slashes
By default trailing slashes are removed. Pass `false` as the last argument to disable this behavior and _**keep** trailing slashes_:
```js
console.log(normalize('foo\\bar\\baz\\', false)); //=> 'foo/bar/baz/'
console.log(normalize('./foo/bar/baz/', false)); //=> './foo/bar/baz/'
```
## Release history
### v3.0
No breaking changes in this release.
* a check was added to ensure that [win32 namespaces](https://msdn.microsoft.com/library/windows/desktop/aa365247(v=vs.85).aspx#namespaces) are handled properly by win32 `path.parse()` after a path has been normalized by this library.
* a minor optimization was made to simplify how the trailing separator was handled
## About
Contributing
Pull requests and stars are always welcome. For bugs and feature requests, [please create an issue](../../issues/new).
Running Tests
Running and reviewing unit tests is a great way to get familiarized with a library and its API. You can install dependencies and run tests with the following command:
```sh
$ npm install && npm test
```
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```sh
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### Related projects
Other useful path-related libraries:
* [contains-path](https://www.npmjs.com/package/contains-path): Return true if a file path contains the given path. | [homepage](https://github.com/jonschlinkert/contains-path "Return true if a file path contains the given path.")
* [is-absolute](https://www.npmjs.com/package/is-absolute): Returns true if a file path is absolute. Does not rely on the path module… [more](https://github.com/jonschlinkert/is-absolute) | [homepage](https://github.com/jonschlinkert/is-absolute "Returns true if a file path is absolute. Does not rely on the path module and can be used as a polyfill for node.js native `path.isAbolute`.")
* [is-relative](https://www.npmjs.com/package/is-relative): Returns `true` if the path appears to be relative. | [homepage](https://github.com/jonschlinkert/is-relative "Returns `true` if the path appears to be relative.")
* [parse-filepath](https://www.npmjs.com/package/parse-filepath): Pollyfill for node.js `path.parse`, parses a filepath into an object. | [homepage](https://github.com/jonschlinkert/parse-filepath "Pollyfill for node.js `path.parse`, parses a filepath into an object.")
* [path-ends-with](https://www.npmjs.com/package/path-ends-with): Return `true` if a file path ends with the given string/suffix. | [homepage](https://github.com/jonschlinkert/path-ends-with "Return `true` if a file path ends with the given string/suffix.")
* [unixify](https://www.npmjs.com/package/unixify): Convert Windows file paths to unix paths. | [homepage](https://github.com/jonschlinkert/unixify "Convert Windows file paths to unix paths.")
### Contributors
| **Commits** | **Contributor** |
| --- | --- |
| 35 | [jonschlinkert](https://github.com/jonschlinkert) |
| 1 | [phated](https://github.com/phated) |
### Author
**Jon Schlinkert**
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### License
Copyright © 2018, [Jon Schlinkert](https://github.com/jonschlinkert).
Released under the [MIT License](LICENSE).
***
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