From: Siep Korteling <s.korteling@...>
Date: 2008-08-01T05:13:09+09:00
Subject: Re: How to get special directories?

Niklas Baumstark wrote:
> Gordon Thiesfeld wrote:
>>>> require 'win32/dir'
>> => true
>>>> Dir::PROFILE
>> => "C:\\Documents and Settings\\gthiesfeld"
> 
> Thanks that'll help alot! Is something similiar available on linux as 
> well?
> 
> Greetings,
> Niklas

Can't test, but on linux

require 'etc'
Etc.getpwuid(0) #needs integer user id

should work. ( 
http://www.ruby-doc.org/stdlib/libdoc/etc/rdoc/classes/Etc.html#M000661 
)

hth,

Siep
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