# null-check [![Build Status](https://travis-ci.org/sindresorhus/null-check.svg?branch=master)](https://travis-ci.org/sindresorhus/null-check) > Ensure a path doesn't contain [null bytes](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Null_character) The same check as done in all the core [`fs` methods](https://github.com/iojs/io.js/blob/18d457bd3408557a48b453f13b2b99e1ab5e7159/lib/fs.js#L88-L102). ## Install ``` $ npm install --save null-check ``` ## Usage ```js var nullCheck = require('null-check'); nullCheck('unicorn.png\u0000', function (err) { console.log(err); //=> { [Error: Path must be a string without null bytes.] code: 'ENOENT' } }); //=> false // the method is sync without a callback nullCheck('unicorn.png'); //=> true ``` ## License MIT © [Sindre Sorhus](http://sindresorhus.com)