From: Niklas Baumstark <niklas.baumstark@...>
Date: 2008-08-01T07:00:09+09:00
Subject: Re: How to get special directories?

Siep Korteling wrote:
> 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

thank you all for your answers, i'm now gonna use win32-dir and etc, 
ignoring OS X. can't test it there.

Greetings,
Niklas
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