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instance method
Pathname#blockdev?
() -> bool
blockdev? => true or false
pathname_builtin.rb
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# File tmp/rubies/ruby-4.1.0-preview1/pathname_builtin.rb, line 2283
def blockdev?() FileTest.blockdev?(@path) end
Returns whether the path in self points to a block device (i.e., a direct-access device):
Example
Pathname('/dev/nvme0n1').blockdev? # => true Pathname('/dev/loop0').blockdev? # => true Pathname('/dev/tty').blockdev? # => false Pathname('/dev/null').blockdev? # => false Pathname('nosuch').blockdev? # => false Pathname($stdin).blockdev? # => false
The returned value is filesystem-dependent; returns false on Windows or MacOS.