# is-path-inside [![Build Status](https://travis-ci.org/sindresorhus/is-path-inside.svg?branch=master)](https://travis-ci.org/sindresorhus/is-path-inside)

> Check if a path is inside another path


## Install

```
$ npm install is-path-inside
```


## Usage

```js
const isPathInside = require('is-path-inside');

isPathInside('a/b/c', 'a/b');
//=> true

isPathInside('a/b/c', 'x/y');
//=> false

isPathInside('a/b/c', 'a/b/c');
//=> false

isPathInside('/Users/sindresorhus/dev/unicorn', '/Users/sindresorhus');
//=> true
```


## API

### isPathInside(childPath, parentPath)

Note that relative paths are resolved against `process.cwd()` to make them absolute.

**Important:** This package is meant for use with path manipulation. It does not check if the paths exist nor does it resolve symlinks. You should not use this as a security mechanism to guard against access to certain places on the file system.

#### childPath

Type: `string`

The path that should be inside `parentPath`.

#### parentPath

Type: `string`

The path that should contain `childPath`.


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