method

lstat

v1_8_7_330 - Show latest stable - 1 note - Class: File

lstat(p1) public

Same as File::stat, but does not follow the last symbolic link. Instead, reports on the link itself.

File.symlink("testfile", "link2test")   #=> 0
File.stat("testfile").size              #=> 66
File.lstat("link2test").size            #=> 8
File.stat("link2test").size             #=> 66

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/*
 *  call-seq:
 *     File.lstat(file_name)   => stat
 *  
 *  Same as <code>File::stat</code>, but does not follow the last symbolic
 *  link. Instead, reports on the link itself.
 *     
 *     File.symlink("testfile", "link2test")   #=> 0
 *     File.stat("testfile").size              #=> 66
 *     File.lstat("link2test").size            #=> 8
 *     File.stat("link2test").size             #=> 66
 *     
 */

static VALUE
rb_file_s_lstat(klass, fname)
    VALUE klass, fname;
{
#ifdef HAVE_LSTAT
    struct stat st;

    SafeStringValue(fname);
    if (lstat(StringValueCStr(fname), &st) == -1) {
        rb_sys_fail(RSTRING(fname)->ptr);
    }
    return stat_new(&st);
#else
    return rb_file_s_stat(klass, fname);
#endif
}

April 26, 2009

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