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instance method
File::Stat#blockdev?
stat.blockdev? → true or false
file.c
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static VALUE
rb_stat_b(VALUE obj)
{
#ifdef S_ISBLK
if (S_ISBLK(get_stat(obj)->st_mode)) return Qtrue;
#endif
return Qfalse;
}
Returns true if the file is a block device, false if it isn’t or if the operating system doesn’t support this feature.
Example
File.stat("testfile").blockdev? #=> false File.stat("/dev/hda1").blockdev? #=> true