From: Gavin Kistner <gavin.kistner@...>
Date: 2006-10-20T01:22:56+09:00
Subject: Re: Non-directory, non-file "files"

> irb(main):010:0> File.file? '/dev/cdrom'
> => false
> irb(main):011:0> File.directory? '/dev/cdrom'
> => false
> irb(main):012:0> File.blockdev? '/dev/cdrom'
> => true

Ah ha, good to know.

The Windows files I'm finding also aren't block devices, so that doesn't
solve this particular mystery.