# rename-extension

> Changes the the extension of a given filename or path

Latest version **4.0.0** (published 2020-03-20) · MIT license · 0 weekly downloads

## Install

```sh
npm install rename-extension
pnpm add rename-extension
yarn add rename-extension
bun add rename-extension
```

## Health

**Score 15/100 (F)** — status: abandoned.

Positive: no vulnerabilities.

Warnings: low downloads; no types; no esm support.

Negative: abandoned; low maintenance score.

## Facts

| | |
|---|---|
| Version | 4.0.0 |
| Published | 2020-03-20 |
| First published | 2016-04-22 |
| Weekly downloads | 0 |
| License | MIT |
| TypeScript types | none |
| Module format | CommonJS |
| Dependencies | 0 |
| Unpacked size | 4.3 KB |
| Known vulnerabilities | 0 |
| Install scripts | no |
| GitHub stars | 5 |
| Maintainers | electerious |
| Keywords | file, rename, name, ext, extension, change, name, path |

## Links

- npm: https://www.npmjs.com/package/rename-extension
- Repository: https://github.com/electerious/rename-extension
- Issues: https://github.com/electerious/rename-extension/issues
- npm.io page: https://npm.io/package/rename-extension

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## Recent versions

- 4.0.0 (latest) — 2020-03-20
- 3.0.0 — 2018-10-28
- 2.0.4 — 2018-08-25
- 2.0.3 — 2017-08-08
- 2.0.2 — 2017-06-10
- 2.0.0 — 2017-02-22
- 1.0.4 — 2016-08-05
- 1.0.3 — 2016-08-05
- 1.0.2 — 2016-07-24
- 1.0.1 — 2016-07-19
- 1.0.0 — 2016-04-22

## README

# rename-extension

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A function that changes the the extension of a given filename or path.

## Install

```
npm install rename-extension
```

## Usage

```js
const renameExtension = require('rename-extension')

renameExtension('a/b/c.js', null) // a/b/c
renameExtension('a/b/c.js', '.css') // a/b/c.css
renameExtension('a/b/c.min.js', '.css') // a/b/c.min.css
renameExtension('a/b/.npmrc', null) // a/b/.npmrc
renameExtension('a/b/.npmrc', '.json') // a/b/.npmrc.json
```

## API

### Parameters

- `filePath` `{String}` Path to a file.
- `newExt` `{String}` New extension for the file.

### Returns

- `filePath` `{String}` Path ending with the new extension.

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