From: Steve Merrick <Steve.Merrick@...>
Date: 2002-06-20T18:28:00+09:00
Subject: Re: Newbie question

Thanks all! As a C++ programmer, I'm not used to looking for mixins, so
I failed to notice FileTest. :-( The 'dir' project continues, and I'm
learning lots. :-)

--
Steve Merrick

"Who cares, wins"
"Han Holl" <han@pobox.com> wrote in message
news:3D10F63B.8030502@pobox.com...
> Steve Merrick wrote:
>
> Have a look at Kernel#test for the entire Perl/shell scala of tests.
>
> >My first Ruby program is an equivalent of the MS-DOS 'dir' command -
> >just for learning purposes, you understand! ;-)
> >
> >I can't seem to find the method that will tell me whether or not a
file
> >exists. File.stat("filename").file? (and similar methods) throw a
system
> >error if the file doesn't exist.
> >
> >Help a newbie out? TIA. :-)
> >
> >--
> >Steve Merrick
> >
> >"Who cares, wins"
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