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3 > Extend an object with the properties of additional objects. node.js/javascript util.
5 Please consider following this project's author, [Jon Schlinkert](https://github.com/jonschlinkert), and consider starring the project to show your :heart: and support.
9 Install with [npm](https://www.npmjs.com/):
12 $ npm install --save extend-shallow
18 var extend = require('extend-shallow');
20 extend({a: 'b'}, {c: 'd'})
24 Pass an empty object to shallow clone:
28 extend(obj, {a: 'b'}, {c: 'd'})
35 <summary><strong>Contributing</strong></summary>
37 Pull requests and stars are always welcome. For bugs and feature requests, [please create an issue](../../issues/new).
42 <summary><strong>Running Tests</strong></summary>
44 Running and reviewing unit tests is a great way to get familiarized with a library and its API. You can install dependencies and run tests with the following command:
47 $ npm install && npm test
53 <summary><strong>Building docs</strong></summary>
55 _(This project's readme.md is generated by [verb](https://github.com/verbose/verb-generate-readme), please don't edit the readme directly. Any changes to the readme must be made in the [.verb.md](.verb.md) readme template.)_
57 To generate the readme, run the following command:
60 $ npm install -g verbose/verb#dev verb-generate-readme && verb
67 You might also be interested in these projects:
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71 * [for-own](https://www.npmjs.com/package/for-own): Iterate over the own enumerable properties of an object, and return an object with properties… [more](https://github.com/jonschlinkert/for-own) | [homepage](https://github.com/jonschlinkert/for-own "Iterate over the own enumerable properties of an object, and return an object with properties that evaluate to true from the callback. Exit early by returning `false`. JavaScript/Node.js.")
72 * [is-plain-object](https://www.npmjs.com/package/is-plain-object): Returns true if an object was created by the `Object` constructor. | [homepage](https://github.com/jonschlinkert/is-plain-object "Returns true if an object was created by the `Object` constructor.")
73 * [isobject](https://www.npmjs.com/package/isobject): Returns true if the value is an object and not an array or null. | [homepage](https://github.com/jonschlinkert/isobject "Returns true if the value is an object and not an array or null.")
74 * [kind-of](https://www.npmjs.com/package/kind-of): Get the native type of a value. | [homepage](https://github.com/jonschlinkert/kind-of "Get the native type of a value.")
78 | **Commits** | **Contributor** |
80 | 33 | [jonschlinkert](https://github.com/jonschlinkert) |
81 | 1 | [pdehaan](https://github.com/pdehaan) |
87 * [github/jonschlinkert](https://github.com/jonschlinkert)
88 * [twitter/jonschlinkert](https://twitter.com/jonschlinkert)
92 Copyright © 2017, [Jon Schlinkert](https://github.com/jonschlinkert).
93 Released under the [MIT License](LICENSE).
97 _This file was generated by [verb-generate-readme](https://github.com/verbose/verb-generate-readme), v0.6.0, on November 19, 2017._