| # path-root [](https://www.npmjs.com/package/path-root) [](https://npmjs.org/package/path-root) [](https://travis-ci.org/jonschlinkert/path-root) |
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| > Get the root of a posix or windows filepath. |
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| You might also be interested in [parse-filepath](https://github.com/jonschlinkert/parse-filepath). |
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| ## Install |
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| Install with [npm](https://www.npmjs.com/): |
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| ```sh |
| $ npm install path-root --save |
| ``` |
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| ## Usage |
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| ```js |
| var pathRoot = require('path-root'); |
| ``` |
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| **Examples** |
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| ```js |
| pathRoot('\\\\server\\share\\abc'); |
| //=> '\\\\server\\share\\' |
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| pathRoot('\\\\server foo\\some folder\\base-file.js'); |
| //=> '\\\\server foo\\some folder\\' |
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| pathRoot('\\\\?\\UNC\\server\\share'); |
| //=> '\\\\?\\UNC\\' |
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| pathRoot('foo/bar/baz.js'); |
| //=> '' |
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| pathRoot('c:\\foo\\bar\\baz.js'); |
| //=> 'c:\\' |
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| pathRoot('\\\\slslslsl\\admin$\\system32'); |
| //=> '\\\\slslslsl\\admin$\\' |
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| pathRoot('/foo/bar/baz.js'); |
| //=> '/' |
| ``` |
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| ## Related projects |
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| You might also be interested in these projects: |
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| * [is-absolute](https://www.npmjs.com/package/is-absolute): Polyfill for node.js `path.isAbolute`. Returns true if a file path is absolute. | [homepage](https://github.com/jonschlinkert/is-absolute) |
| * [parse-filepath](https://www.npmjs.com/package/parse-filepath): Parse a filepath into an object. Falls back on the native node.js `path.parse` method if… [more](https://www.npmjs.com/package/parse-filepath) | [homepage](https://github.com/jonschlinkert/parse-filepath) |
| * [path-root-regex](https://www.npmjs.com/package/path-root-regex): Regular expression for getting the root of a posix or windows filepath. | [homepage](https://github.com/regexhq/path-root-regex) |
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| ## Contributing |
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| Pull requests and stars are always welcome. For bugs and feature requests, [please create an issue](https://github.com/jonschlinkert/path-root/issues/new). |
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| ## Building docs |
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| Generate readme and API documentation with [verb](https://github.com/verbose/verb): |
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| ```sh |
| $ npm install verb && npm run docs |
| ``` |
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| Or, if [verb](https://github.com/verbose/verb) is installed globally: |
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| ```sh |
| $ verb |
| ``` |
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| ## Running tests |
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| Install dev dependencies: |
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| ```sh |
| $ npm install -d && npm test |
| ``` |
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| ## Author |
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| **Jon Schlinkert** |
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| * [github/jonschlinkert](https://github.com/jonschlinkert) |
| * [twitter/jonschlinkert](http://twitter.com/jonschlinkert) |
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| ## License |
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| Copyright © 2016, [Jon Schlinkert](https://github.com/jonschlinkert). |
| Released under the [MIT license](https://github.com/jonschlinkert/path-root/blob/master/LICENSE). |
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| *** |
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| _This file was generated by [verb](https://github.com/verbose/verb), v, on March 29, 2016._ |