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test

v1_8_6_287 - Show latest stable - 0 notes - Class: Shell::CommandProcessor

test(command, file1, file2=nil) public

CommandProcessor#test(command, file1, file2) CommandProcessor#[command, file1, file2]

    command: char or String or Symbol
    file1:   String
    file2:   String(optional)
    return: Boolean
  same as:
    test()     (when command is char or length 1 string or symbol)
    FileTest.command (others)
  example:
    sh[?e, "foo"]
    sh[:e, "foo"]
    sh["e", "foo"]
    sh[:exists?, "foo"]
    sh["exists?", "foo"]

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# File lib/shell/command-processor.rb, line 158
    def test(command, file1, file2=nil)
      file1 = expand_path(file1)
      file2 = expand_path(file2) if file2
      command = command.id2name if command.kind_of?(Symbol)

      case command
      when Integer
        top_level_test(command, file1, file2)
      when String
        if command.size == 1
          if file2
            top_level_test(command, file1, file2)
          else
            top_level_test(command, file1)
          end
        else
          if file2
            FileTest.send(command, file1, file2)
          else
            FileTest.send(command, file1)
          end
        end
      end
    end

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