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instance methods
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blockdev?
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FileTest.blockdev?( aString )
-> true or false
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Returns true if the named file is a block device, false
if it isn't or
if the operating system doesn't support this feature.
FileTest.blockdev?( "testfile" )
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false
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chardev?
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FileTest.chardev?( aString )
-> true or false
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Returns true if the named file is a character device, false
if it isn't or
if the operating system doesn't support this feature.
FileTest.chardev?( "/dev/tty" )
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true
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directory?
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FileTest.directory?( aString )
-> true or false
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Returns true if this named file is a directory, false
otherwise.
FileTest.directory?( "." )
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true
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executable?
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FileTest.executable?( aString )
-> true or false
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Returns true if the named file is executable.
The tests are made using the effective
owner of the process.
FileTest.executable?( "testfile" )
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false
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executable_real?
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FileTest.executable_real?( aString )
-> true or false
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Same as
FileTest#executable?
, but tests using the real owner of the
process.
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exist?
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FileTest.exist? ( aString )
-> true or false
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Returns true if the named file exists.
FileTest.exist?( "testfile" )
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true
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exists?
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FileTest.exists? ( aString )
-> true or false
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Synonym for
FileTest::exist?
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file?
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FileTest.file?( aString )
-> true or false
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Returns true if the named file is a regular file (not a device
file, pipe, socket, etc.).
FileTest.file?( "testfile" )
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true
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grpowned?
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FileTest.grpowned?( aString )
-> true or false
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Returns true if the effective group id of the process is the same
as the group id of the named file.
On Windows NT, returns false.
FileTest.grpowned?( "/etc/passwd" )
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false
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owned?
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FileTest.owned?( aString )
-> true or false
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Returns true if the effective user id of the process is the same
as the owner of the named file.
FileTest.owned?( "/etc/passwd" )
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false
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pipe?
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FileTest.pipe?( aString )
-> true or false
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Returns true if the operating system supports pipes and
the named file is a pipe, false otherwise.
FileTest.pipe?( "testfile" )
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false
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readable?
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FileTest.readable?( aString )
-> true or false
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Returns true if the named file is readable by the effective
user id of this process.
FileTest.readable?( "testfile" )
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true
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readable_real?
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FileTest.readable_real?( aString )
-> true or false
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Returns true if the named file is readable by the real
user id of this process.
FileTest.readable_real?( "testfile" )
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true
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setgid?
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FileTest.setgid?( aString )
-> true or false
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Returns true if the named file's set-group-id
permission bit is set, and false if it isn't or
if the operating system doesn't support this feature.
FileTest.setgid?( "/usr/sbin/lpc" )
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true
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setuid?
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FileTest.setuid?( aString )
-> true or false
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Returns true if the named file's set-user-id
permission bit is set, and false if it isn't or
if the operating system doesn't support this feature.
FileTest.setuid?( "/bin/su" )
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true
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size
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FileTest.size( aString )
-> anInteger
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Returns the size of the named file in bytes.
FileTest.size( "testfile" )
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66
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size?
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FileTest.size?( aString )
-> aFixnum or nil
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Returns nil if the named file is of zero length; otherwise,
returns a nonzero aFixnum.
FileTest.size?( "testfile" )
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66
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FileTest.size?( "/dev/zero" )
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nil
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socket?
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FileTest.socket?( aString )
-> true or false
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Returns true if the named file is a socket, false if
it isn't or
if the operating system doesn't support this feature.
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sticky?
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FileTest.sticky?( aString )
-> true or false
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Returns true if the named file has its sticky bit set,
false if it doesn't or if the operating system doesn't
support this feature.
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symlink?
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FileTest.symlink?( aString )
-> true or false
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Returns true if the named file is a symbolic link,
false if it isn't or if the operating system doesn't
support this feature.
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writable?
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FileTest.writable?( aString )
-> true or false
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Returns true if the named file is writable by the effective
user id of this process.
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writable_real?
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FileTest.writable_real?( aString )
-> true or false
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Returns true if the named file is writable by the real
user id of this process.
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zero?
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FileTest.zero?( aString )
-> true or false
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Returns true if the named file is of zero length, false
otherwise.
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