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instance method

Pathname#split

() -> [ ::Pathname, ::Pathname ]

split → array_of_pathnames

# File tmp/rubies/ruby-4.1.0-preview1/pathname_builtin.rb, line 2200
def split()
  array = File.split(@path)
  raise TypeError, 'wrong argument type nil (expected Array)' unless Array === array
  array.map {|f| self.class.new(f) }
end

Returns a 2-element array of pathnames containing the dirname and basename of the path in self:

Example

Pathname('doc/maintainers.md').split # => [#<Pathname:doc>, #<Pathname:maintainers.md>]
Pathname('doc/').split               # => [#<Pathname:.>, #<Pathname:doc>]
Pathname('README.md').split          # => [#<Pathname:.>, #<Pathname:README.md>]
Pathname('/tmp/nosuch').split        # => [#<Pathname:/tmp>, #<Pathname:nosuch>]
Pathname('@@##$$/%%^^&&').split      # => [#<Pathname:@@##$$>, #<Pathname:%%^^&&>]

See also #socket? #split_names #size? #stat also in 4.0 · 3.4 · 3.3 · 3.2 · 3.1 · 3.0

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