class method

Dir.[]

(*::path patterns, ?base: ::path?, ?sort: bool) -> ::Array[::String]

Dir[*patterns, base: nil, sort: true] → array

# File tmp/rubies/ruby-4.0.0/dir.rb, line 222
def self.[](*args, base: nil, sort: true)
  Primitive.dir_s_aref(args, base, sort)
end

Calls Dir.glob with argument patterns and the values of keyword arguments base and sort; returns the array of selected entry names.

Ruby version changes

3.0
- Dir.glob and Dir.[] now sort the results by default, and accept the sort: keyword option. [Feature #8709]

See also .chdir .children also in 4.1 · 3.4 · 3.3 · 3.2 · 3.1 · 3.0