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instance method
File::Stat#executable?
stat.executable? → true or false
file.c
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static VALUE
rb_stat_x(VALUE obj)
{
struct stat *st = get_stat(obj);
#ifdef USE_GETEUID
if (geteuid() == 0) {
return RBOOL(st->st_mode & S_IXUGO);
}
#endif
#ifdef S_IXUSR
if (rb_stat_owned(obj))
return RBOOL(st->st_mode & S_IXUSR);
#endif
#ifdef S_IXGRP
if (rb_stat_grpowned(obj))
return RBOOL(st->st_mode & S_IXGRP);
#endif
#ifdef S_IXOTH
if (!(st->st_mode & S_IXOTH)) return Qfalse;
#endif
return Qtrue;
}
Returns true if stat is executable or if the operating system doesn’t distinguish executable files from nonexecutable files. The tests are made using the effective owner of the process.
Example
File.stat("testfile").executable? #=> false