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instance method
File::Stat#chardev?
() -> bool
stat.chardev? → true or false
file.c
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static VALUE
rb_stat_c(VALUE obj)
{
if (S_ISCHR(get_stat(obj)->st_mode)) return Qtrue;
return Qfalse;
}
Returns true if the file is a character device, false if it isn’t or if the operating system doesn’t support this feature.
Example
File.stat("/dev/tty").chardev? #=> true