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instance method

FileTest#file?

(::path | ::io file) -> bool
File.file?(object) → true or false

Returns whether the given object, a string path or IO object, represents a filesystem entry that exists and is a regular file; see File.ftype:

Example
File.file?('/etc/passwd') # => true
File.file?('/etc')        # => false
File.file?($stdin)        # => false
File.file?('nosuch')      # => false
See also #exist? #grpowned? #executable_real? #identical? also in 4.0 · 3.4 · 3.3 · 3.2 · 3.1 · 3.0