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instance method
File::Stat#pipe?
stat.pipe? → true or false
file.c
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static VALUE
rb_stat_p(VALUE obj)
{
#ifdef S_IFIFO
if (S_ISFIFO(get_stat(obj)->st_mode)) return Qtrue;
#endif
return Qfalse;
}
Returns true if the operating system supports pipes and stat is a pipe; false otherwise.