method

entries

v1_8_7_72 - Show latest stable - 1 note - Class: Dir

entries(p1) public

Returns an array containing all of the filenames in the given directory. Will raise a SystemCallError if the named directory doesn’t exist.

   Dir.entries("testdir")   #=> [".", "..", "config.h", "main.rb"]

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/*
 *  call-seq:
 *     Dir.entries( dirname ) => array
 *
 *  Returns an array containing all of the filenames in the given
 *  directory. Will raise a <code>SystemCallError</code> if the named
 *  directory doesn't exist.
 *
 *     Dir.entries("testdir")   #=> [".", "..", "config.h", "main.rb"]
 *
 */
static VALUE
dir_entries(io, dirname)
    VALUE io, dirname;
{
    VALUE dir;

    dir = dir_open_dir(dirname);
    return rb_ensure(rb_Array, dir, dir_close, dir);
}

April 30, 2009

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For specific entries, use Dir.glob

When working with the contents of a directory it’s not uncommon to be interested in a specific subset of the entries present.

Dir.glob can be used to fetch entries by name and File.stat can be used to determine the type of file.

entries

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For specific entries, use Dir.glob