From: Rich <rich@...>
Date: 2002-08-14T09:59:22+09:00
Subject: Re: Checking for file existance

It's kinda hard to find - the FileTest object is what you're looking for

The method 'exists?' can tell you if it exists...

The method 'file?' can tell you if it's a file...

The method 'directory?' can tell you if it's a directory...

But I use

returnedString = File.ftype ("nameOfFile_or_directory")

    Which returns strings like - ``file'', ``directory'',
``characterSpecial'', ``blockSpecial'', ``fifo'', ``link'', or ``socket''.
(taken from the Ruby help files...)

-Rich

----- Original Message -----
From: "Maur�cio" <briqueabraque@yahoo.com>
Newsgroups: gmane.comp.lang.ruby.general
To: "ruby-talk ML" <ruby-talk@ruby-lang.org>
Sent: Tuesday, August 13, 2002 6:25 PM
Subject: Checking for file existance


> Hi,
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>     How do I check if a file (possibly a directory) exists? This is
probably
> easy, but I was not able to find it.
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>     Thanks,
>     Maur�cio
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