method

symlink?

v1_8_7_330 - Show latest stable - 0 notes - Class: File::Stat

symlink?() public

Returns true if stat is a symbolic link, false if it isn’t or if the operating system doesn’t support this feature. As File::stat automatically follows symbolic links, symlink? will always be false for an object returned by File::stat.

File.symlink("testfile", "alink")   #=> 0
File.stat("alink").symlink?         #=> false
File.lstat("alink").symlink?        #=> true

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/*
 *  call-seq:
 *     stat.symlink?    => true or false
 *  
 *  Returns <code>true</code> if <i>stat</i> is a symbolic link,
 *  <code>false</code> if it isn't or if the operating system doesn't
 *  support this feature. As <code>File::stat</code> automatically
 *  follows symbolic links, <code>symlink?</code> will always be
 *  <code>false</code> for an object returned by
 *  <code>File::stat</code>.
 *     
 *     File.symlink("testfile", "alink")   #=> 0
 *     File.stat("alink").symlink?         #=> false
 *     File.lstat("alink").symlink?        #=> true
 *     
 */

static VALUE
rb_stat_l(obj)
    VALUE obj;
{
#ifdef S_ISLNK
    if (S_ISLNK(get_stat(obj)->st_mode)) return Qtrue;
#endif
    return Qfalse;
}

symlink?

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