multimatch
Extends minimatch.match() with support for multiple patterns
Install
npm install multimatch
Usage
import multimatch from 'multimatch';
multimatch(['unicorn', 'cake', 'rainbows'], ['*', '!cake']);
//=> ['unicorn', 'rainbows']
See the tests for more usage examples and expected matches.
API
multimatch(paths, patterns, options?)
Returns an array of matching paths in the order of input paths.
paths
Type: string | string[]
The paths to match against.
patterns
Type: string | string[]
Globbing patterns to use. For example: ['*', '!cake']. See supported minimatch patterns.
options
Type: object
See the minimatch options.
How multiple patterns work
Positive patterns (e.g. foo or *) add to the results, while negative patterns (e.g. !foo) subtract from the results.
Therefore a lone negation (e.g. ['!foo']) will never match anything. Use ['*', '!foo'] instead.
Globbing patterns
Just a quick overview.
* matches any number of characters, but not /? matches a single character, but not /** matches any number of characters, including /, as long as it's the only thing in a path part{} allows for a comma-separated list of "or" expressions! at the beginning of a pattern will negate the match
Related
- globby - Match against the filesystem instead of a list
- matcher - Simple wildcard matching
