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# locate-path [![Build Status](https://travis-ci.com/sindresorhus/locate-path.svg?branch=master)](https://travis-ci.com/github/sindresorhus/locate-path)
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> Get the first path that exists on disk of multiple paths
## Install
```
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$ npm install locate-path
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```
## Usage
Here we find the first file that exists on disk, in array order.
```js
const locatePath = require('locate-path');
const files = [
'unicorn.png',
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'rainbow.png', // Only this one actually exists on disk
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'pony.png'
];
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(async () => {
console(await locatePath(files));
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//=> 'rainbow'
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})();
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```
## API
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### locatePath(paths, options?)
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Returns a `Promise<string>` for the first path that exists or `undefined` if none exists.
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#### paths
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Type: `Iterable<string>`
Paths to check.
#### options
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Type: `object`
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##### concurrency
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Type: `number` \
Default: `Infinity` \
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Minimum: `1`
Number of concurrently pending promises.
##### preserveOrder
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Type: `boolean` \
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Default: `true`
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Preserve `paths` order when searching.
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Disable this to improve performance if you don't care about the order.
##### cwd
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Type: `string` \
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Default: `process.cwd()`
Current working directory.
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##### type
Type: `string` \
Default: `'file'` \
Values: `'file' | 'directory'`
The type of paths that can match.
##### allowSymlinks
Type: `boolean` \
Default: `true`
Allow symbolic links to match if they point to the chosen path type.
### locatePath.sync(paths, options?)
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Returns the first path that exists or `undefined` if none exists.
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#### paths
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Type: `Iterable<string>`
Paths to check.
#### options
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Type: `object`
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##### cwd
Same as above.
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##### type
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Same as above.
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##### allowSymlinks
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Same as above.
## Related
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- [path-exists ](https://github.com/sindresorhus/path-exists ) - Check if a path exists
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