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instance method

File::Stat#file?

() -> bool

file? → true or false

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

Returns whether self represents a filesystem entry that exists and is a regular file; see File::Stat.ftype:

Example

File.stat('/etc/passwd').file? # => true
File.stat('/etc').file?        # => false

See also #executable_real? #ftype #executable? #gid also in 4.0 · 3.4 · 3.3 · 3.2 · 3.1 · 3.0