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# is-glob [](http://badge.fury.io/js/is-glob) [](https://travis-ci.org/jonschlinkert/is-glob)
> Returns `true` if the given string looks like a glob pattern or an extglob pattern. This makes it easy to create code that only uses external modules like node-glob when necessary, resulting in much faster code execution and initialization time, and a better user experience.
Also take a look at [is-valid-glob](https://github.com/jonschlinkert/is-valid-glob) and [has-glob](https://github.com/jonschlinkert/has-glob).
## Install
Install with [npm](https://www.npmjs.com/)
```sh
$ npm i is-glob --save
```
## Usage
```js
var isGlob = require('is-glob');
```
**True**
Patterns that have glob characters or regex patterns will return `true`:
```js
isGlob('!foo.js');
isGlob('*.js');
isGlob('**/abc.js');
isGlob('abc/*.js');
isGlob('abc/(aaa|bbb).js');
isGlob('abc/[a-z].js');
isGlob('abc/{a,b}.js');
isGlob('abc/?.js');
//=> true
```
Extglobs
```js
isGlob('abc/@(a).js');
isGlob('abc/!(a).js');
isGlob('abc/+(a).js');
isGlob('abc/*(a).js');
isGlob('abc/?(a).js');
//=> true
```
**False**
Patterns that do not have glob patterns return `false`:
```js
isGlob('abc.js');
isGlob('abc/def/ghi.js');
isGlob('foo.js');
isGlob('abc/@.js');
isGlob('abc/+.js');
isGlob();
isGlob(null);
//=> false
```
Arrays are also `false` (If you want to check if an array has a glob pattern, use [has-glob](https://github.com/jonschlinkert/has-glob)):
```js
isGlob(['**/*.js']);
isGlob(['foo.js']);
//=> false
```
## Related
* [has-glob](https://www.npmjs.com/package/has-glob): Returns `true` if an array has a glob pattern. | [homepage](https://github.com/jonschlinkert/has-glob)
* [is-extglob](https://www.npmjs.com/package/is-extglob): Returns true if a string has an extglob. | [homepage](https://github.com/jonschlinkert/is-extglob)
* [is-posix-bracket](https://www.npmjs.com/package/is-posix-bracket): Returns true if the given string is a POSIX bracket expression (POSIX character class). | [homepage](https://github.com/jonschlinkert/is-posix-bracket)
* [is-valid-glob](https://www.npmjs.com/package/is-valid-glob): Return true if a value is a valid glob pattern or patterns. | [homepage](https://github.com/jonschlinkert/is-valid-glob)
* [micromatch](https://www.npmjs.com/package/micromatch): Glob matching for javascript/node.js. A drop-in replacement and faster alternative to minimatch and multimatch. Just… [more](https://www.npmjs.com/package/micromatch) | [homepage](https://github.com/jonschlinkert/micromatch)
## Run tests
Install dev dependencies:
```sh
$ npm i -d && npm test
```
## Contributing
Pull requests and stars are always welcome. For bugs and feature requests, [please create an issue](https://github.com/jonschlinkert/is-glob/issues/new).
## Author
**Jon Schlinkert**
+ [github/jonschlinkert](https://github.com/jonschlinkert)
+ [twitter/jonschlinkert](http://twitter.com/jonschlinkert)
## License
Copyright © 2015 Jon Schlinkert
Released under the MIT license.
***
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