find-alternate-file Say your are looking for index.html, but if it does not exist you are willing to use index.jade, index.ejs or index.dust. This module will help you determine which if any of the alternate files exist. install npm install find-alternate-file usage async var find = require('find-alternate-file'); find('index.html', ['jade', 'ejs', 'dust'], function (err, found) { console.log(found);}); sync var findSync = require('find-alternate-file').findSync; console.log(findSync('index.html', ['jade', 'ejs', 'dust'])); license MIT