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instance method

File::Stat#file?

stat.file? → true or false

static VALUE
rb_stat_f(VALUE obj)
{
    if (S_ISREG(get_stat(obj)->st_mode)) return Qtrue;
    return Qfalse;
}

Returns true if stat is a regular file (not a device file, pipe, socket, etc.).

Example

File.stat("testfile").file?   #=> true

See also #executable_real? #ftype #executable? #gid also in 4.1 · 4.0 · 3.4 · 3.3 · 3.2 · 3.1