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| # filenamify [](https://travis-ci.org/sindresorhus/filenamify)
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| > Convert a string to a valid safe filename
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| On Unix-like systems `/` is reserved and [`<>:"/\|?*`](http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/aa365247%28VS.85%29#naming_conventions) on Windows.
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| ## Install
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| ```
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| $ npm install filenamify
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| ```
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| ## Usage
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| ```js
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| const filenamify = require('filenamify');
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| filenamify('<foo/bar>');
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| //=> 'foo!bar'
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| filenamify('foo:"bar"', {replacement: '🐴'});
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| //=> 'foo🐴bar'
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| ```
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| ## API
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| ### filenamify(input, [options])
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| Accepts a filename and returns a valid filename.
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| ### filenamify.path(input, [options])
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| Accepts a path and returns the path with a valid filename.
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| #### input
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| Type: `string`
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| #### options
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| ##### replacement
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| Type: `string`<br>
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| Default: `'!'`
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| String to use as replacement for reserved filename characters.
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| Cannot contain: `<` `>` `:` `"` `/` `\` `|` `?` `*`
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| ## Related
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| - [filenamify-url](https://github.com/sindresorhus/filenamify-url) - Convert a URL to a valid filename
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| - [valid-filename](https://github.com/sindresorhus/valid-filename) - Check if a string is a valid filename
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| - [unused-filename](https://github.com/sindresorhus/unused-filename) - Get a unused filename by appending a number if it exists
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| - [slugify](https://github.com/sindresorhus/slugify) - Slugify a string
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| ## License
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| MIT © [Sindre Sorhus](https://sindresorhus.com)
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