Node.js - split path to directories array with file names

In this article, we would like to show you how to split path to directories array with file name in Node.js.

1. Import path module using:

const path = require('path');

2. Use string split() method with path.sep argument.

Note:

The path.sep provides the platform-specific path segment separator:

• \ on Windows
• / on POSIX

Practical example:

const path = require('path');

const indexPath = 'C:\\projects\\app\\index.js';  // example path
const pathParts = indexPath.split(path.sep);      // directories and file names array

console.log(pathParts);

Output:

[ 'C:', 'projects', 'app', 'index.js' ]

References

• String.prototype.split() - JavaScript | MDN 
• Path | Node.js v16.9.0 Documentation