[Home](./index.md) > [@puppedo/walk-sync](./walk-sync.md) > [walkSync](./walk-sync.walksync.md) ## walkSync() function Synchronously walks through a directory and its subdirectories, returning an array of file paths. **Signature:** ```typescript walkSync: (dir: string, options?: WalkSyncOptions) => string[] ``` ## Parameters

Parameter	Type	Description
dir	string	The directory to start walking from.
options	[WalkSyncOptions](./walk-sync.walksyncoptions.md)	_(Optional)_ Configuration options. See [WalkSyncOptions](./walk-sync.walksyncoptions.md) for details.

**Returns:** string\[\] An array of file paths found during the walk. ## Example 1 Basic usage: ```typescript const files = walkSync('./path/to/directory'); console.log(files); ``` ## Example 2 Ignoring folders: ```typescript const files = walkSync('./path/to/directory', { ignoreFolders: ['node_modules', 'dist'], }); console.log(files); ``` ## Example 3 Filtering by extension: ```typescript const tsFiles = walkSync('./path/to/directory', { includeExtensions: ['.ts'], }); console.log(tsFiles); ``` ## Example 4 Limiting recursion depth: ```typescript const files = walkSync('./path/to/directory', { depth: 1, // Only files directly in the directory }); console.log(files); ``` ## Example 5 Including only specific files: ```typescript const configFiles = walkSync('./path/to/directory', { onlyFiles: ['package.json', 'tsconfig.json'], }); console.log(configFiles); ```