# path-dirname [](https://travis-ci.org/es128/path-dirname)
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> Node.js [`path.dirname()`](https://nodejs.org/api/path.html#path_path_dirname_path) [ponyfill](https://ponyfill.com)
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This was needed in order to expose `path.posix.dirname()` on Node.js v0.10
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## Install
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```
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$ npm install --save path-dirname
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```
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## Usage
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```js
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const pathDirname = require('path-dirname');
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pathDirname('/home/foo');
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//=> '/home'
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pathDirname('C:\\Users\\foo');
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//=> 'C:\\Users'
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pathDirname('foo');
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//=> '.'
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pathDirname('foo/bar');
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//=> 'foo'
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//Using posix version for consistent output when dealing with glob escape chars
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pathDirname.win32('C:\\Users\\foo/\\*bar');
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//=> 'C:\\Users\\foo/'
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pathDirname.posix('C:\\Users\\foo/\\*bar');
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//=> 'C:\\Users\\foo'
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```
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## API
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See the [`path.dirname()` docs](https://nodejs.org/api/path.html#path_path_dirname_path).
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### pathDirname(path)
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### pathDirname.posix(path)
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POSIX specific version.
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### pathDirname.win32(path)
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Windows specific version.
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## License
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MIT
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