# node-truncate

**Repository Path**: mirrors_FGRibreau/node-truncate

## Basic Information

- **Project Name**: node-truncate
- **Description**: :octopus: Truncate text and keeps urls safe.
- **Primary Language**: Unknown
- **License**: Not specified
- **Default Branch**: master
- **Homepage**: None
- **GVP Project**: No

## Statistics

- **Stars**: 0
- **Forks**: 0
- **Created**: 2020-09-24
- **Last Updated**: 2026-07-18

## Categories & Tags

**Categories**: Uncategorized

**Tags**: None

## README

Truncate
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Truncate text and keeps urls safe.

## NPM
Install the module with: `npm install truncate`

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## Usage

```javascript
// Browser
String.truncate("1234 http://google.com hey :)", 2) === "12…"
```

```javascript
// NodeJS
> truncate = require('truncate');
> truncate("1234 http://google.com hey :)", 4);
"1234…"
> truncate("1234 http://google.com hey :)", 4, {ellipsis:null}); // or ellipsis:''
"1234"
> truncate("1234 http://google.com hey :)", 6);
"1234 http://google.com…"
> truncate("1234 http://google.com hey :)", 100);
"1234 http://google.com hey :)"
```

## [Changelog](/CHANGELOG.md)

## Donate

I maintain this project in my free time, if it helped you please support my work via [paypal](https://paypal.me/fgribreau) or [bitcoins](https://www.coinbase.com/fgribreau), thanks a lot!

## License
Copyright (c) 2014 Francois-Guillaume Ribreau
Licensed under the MIT license.