fs - Node.js check exist file -

how check existence of file?

in documentation module fs there's description of method fs.exists(path, callback). but, understand, checks existence of directories. , need check file!

how can done?

why not try opening file ? fs.open('yourfile', 'a', function (err, fd) { ... }) anyway after minute search try :

var path = require('path');   path.exists('foo.txt', function(exists) {    if (exists) {      //    }  });   // or   if (path.existssync('foo.txt')) {    //  }  

for node.js v0.12.x , higher

both path.exists , fs.exists have been deprecated

using fs.stat:

fs.stat('foo.txt', function(err, stat) {     if(err == null) {         console.log('file exists');     } else if(err.code == 'enoent') {         // file not exist         fs.writefile('log.txt', 'some log\n');     } else {         console.log('some other error: ', err.code);     } });