/**
 * Attempts to detect whether the string is a local path regardless of its
 * existence by checking its format. The point is to distinguish between
 * paths and modules on the npm registry. This will fail for non-existent
 * local Windows paths that begin with a drive letter, e.g. C:..\generator.js,
 * but will succeed for any existing files and any absolute paths.
 *
 * @param {String} str - string to check
 * @returns {Boolean} whether the string could be a path to a local file or directory
 */
export declare function isLocalPath(str: string): boolean;
/**
 * Find the root directory path of a project.
 * @param {String} cwd - Any custom starting point to walk through directories
 * @returns {String} Absolute path of the project root.
 */
export declare function findProjectRoot(cwd?: string): string;