From: Guillaume Marcais <guslist@...>
Date: 2005-07-12T07:05:19+09:00
Subject: Re: How to tell Dir from file?

Have a look at 'ri test' or 'ri File.directory?'. 

HTH,
Guillaume.

On Tue, 2005-07-12 at 06:54 +0900, Ezra Zygmuntowicz wrote:
> Hello list-
>      I have the following script that recursively descends through  
> some directories and changes the name of a bunch of logos to be  
> webserver compliant.
> 
> require 'find'
> require 'ftools'
> path = "/Volumes/Users/ez/LOGOS/"
> 
> def rename(filename)
>    new_name = File.join(File.dirname(filename), fix_name(File.basename 
> (filename)))
>    File.move(filename, new_name)
> end
> 
> def fix_name(name)
>          name.gsub!(/[\s_]/, "-")
>          name.downcase!
>          name.gsub!(/[^a-z0-9.-]*/, '')
> end
> 
> Find.find(path) do |file|
>    rename(file)
> end
> 
> I need to know how to tell the difference between a file with no  
> extension and a directory name. The script works perfectly right now  
> except when it first runs into a directory it makes a 0 byte file  
> with the same name within that directory. I need to know how to test  
> whether the current iteration  contains an actual file or is a  
> directory so I can skip renaming it.
> 
> You help is much appreciated.
> 
> 
> -Ezra Zygmuntowicz
> Yakima Herald-Republic
> WebMaster
> 509-577-7732
> ezra@yakima-herald.com
> 
>