From: Gregory Brown <gregory.t.brown@...>
Date: 2007-09-07T01:34:05+09:00
Subject: Re: Where is the definition of File.read()?

On 9/6/07, optman <optman@gmail.com> wrote:
> Where is the public class method File.read() defined? Which take a
> file name as parameter, but what is in return? I have search all the
> document and source code, just can't find the definition.
>
> Could anyone point me to the source file? I really want to know,
> thanks in advance.

It actually inherits IO.read, IIRC

Source:
http://www.ruby-doc.org/core/classes/IO.src/M002270.html