Class | Pathname
In: | pathname.rb
Parent: | Object

## Pathname

Pathname represents a pathname which locates a file in a filesystem. It supports only Unix style pathnames. It does not represent the file itself. A Pathname can be relative or absolute. It’s not until you try to reference the file that it even matters whether the file exists or not.

Pathname is immutable. It has no method for destructive update.

The value of this class is to manipulate file path information in a neater way than standard Ruby provides. The examples below demonstrate the difference. All functionality from File, FileTest, and some from Dir and FileUtils is included, in an unsurprising way. It is essentially a facade for all of these, and more.

## Examples

### Example 1: Using Pathname

      require 'pathname'
      p = Pathname.new("/usr/bin/ruby")
      size = p.size              # 27662
      isdir = p.directory?       # false
      dir  = p.dirname           # Pathname:/usr/bin
      base = p.basename          # Pathname:ruby
      dir, base = p.split        # [Pathname:/usr/bin, Pathname:ruby]
      data = p.read
      p.open { |f| _ }
      p.each_line { |line| _ }

### Example 2: Using standard Ruby

      p = "/usr/bin/ruby"
      size = File.size(p)        # 27662
      isdir = File.directory?(p) # false
      dir  = File.dirname(p)     # "/usr/bin"
      base = File.basename(p)    # "ruby"
      dir, base = File.split(p)  # ["/usr/bin", "ruby"]
      data = File.read(p)
      File.open(p) { |f| _ }
      File.foreach(p) { |line| _ }

### Example 3: Special features

      p1 = Pathname.new("/usr/lib")   # Pathname:/usr/lib
      p2 = p1 + "ruby/1.8"            # Pathname:/usr/lib/ruby/1.8
      p3 = p1.parent                  # Pathname:/usr
      p4 = p2.relative_path_from(p3)  # Pathname:lib/ruby/1.8
      pwd = Pathname.pwd              # Pathname:/home/gavin
      pwd.absolute?                   # true
      p5 = Pathname.new "."           # Pathname:.
      p5 = p5 + "music/../articles"   # Pathname:music/../articles
      p5.cleanpath                    # Pathname:articles
      p5.realpath                     # Pathname:/home/gavin/articles
      p5.children                     # [Pathname:/home/gavin/articles/linux, ...]

## Breakdown of functionality

### Core methods

These methods are effectively manipulating a String, because that’s all a path is. Except for mountpoint?, children, and realpath, they don’t access the filesystem.

- +
- join
- parent
- root?
- absolute?
- relative?
- relative_path_from
- each_filename
- cleanpath
- realpath
- children
- mountpoint?

### File status predicate methods

These methods are a facade for FileTest:

- blockdev?
- chardev?
- directory?
- executable?
- executable_real?
- exist?
- file?
- grpowned?
- owned?
- pipe?
- readable?
- readable_real?
- setgid?
- setuid?
- size
- size?
- socket?
- sticky?
- symlink?
- writable?
- writable_real?
- zero?

### File property and manipulation methods

These methods are a facade for File:

- atime
- ctime
- mtime
- chmod(mode)
- lchmod(mode)
- chown(owner, group)
- lchown(owner, group)
- fnmatch(pattern, *args)
- fnmatch?(pattern, *args)
- ftype
- make_link(old)
- open(*args, &block)
- readlink
- rename(to)
- stat
- lstat
- make_symlink(old)
- truncate(length)
- utime(atime, mtime)
- basename(*args)
- dirname
- extname
- expand_path(*args)
- split

### Directory methods

These methods are a facade for Dir:

- Pathname.glob(*args)
- Pathname.getwd / Pathname.pwd
- rmdir
- entries
- each_entry(&block)
- mkdir(*args)
- opendir(*args)

### IO

These methods are a facade for IO:

- each_line(*args, &block)
- read(*args)
- readlines(*args)
- sysopen(*args)

### Utilities

These methods are a mixture of Find, FileUtils, and others:

- find(&block)
- mkpath
- rmtree
- unlink / delete

## Method documentation

As the above section shows, most of the methods in Pathname are facades. The documentation for these methods generally just says, for instance, "See FileTest.writable?", as you should be familiar with the original method anyway, and its documentation (e.g. through `ri`) will contain more information. In some cases, a brief description will follow.

### Methods

+ <=> == === absolute? atime basename blockdev? chardev? chdir children chmod chown chroot cleanpath ctime delete dir_foreach directory? dirname each_entry each_filename each_line entries eql? executable? executable_real? exist? expand_path extname file? find fnmatch fnmatch? foreach foreachline freeze ftype getwd glob grpowned? join lchmod lchown link lstat make_link make_symlink mkdir mkpath mountpoint? mtime new open opendir owned? parent pipe? read readable? readable_real? readlines readlink realpath relative? relative_path_from rename rmdir rmtree root? setgid? setuid? size size? socket? split stat sticky? symlink symlink? sysopen taint to_s to_str truncate unlink untaint utime writable? writable_real? zero?

### External Aliases

getwd | -> | pwd

### Public Class methods

getwd()

See `Dir.getwd`. Returns the current working directory as a Pathname.

[Source]

    # File pathname.rb, line 771
      def Pathname.getwd() Pathname.new(Dir.getwd) end

glob(*args) {|p| ...}

See `Dir.glob`. Returns or yields Pathname objects.

[Source]

    # File pathname.rb, line 762
      def Pathname.glob(*args) # :yield: p
        if block_given?
          Dir.glob(*args) {|f| yield Pathname.new(f) }
        else
          Dir.glob(*args).map {|f| Pathname.new(f) }
        end
      end

new(path)

Create a Pathname object from the given String (or String-like object). If `path` contains a NUL character (`\0`), an ArgumentError is raised.

[Source]

    # File pathname.rb, line 187
      def initialize(path)
        path = path.to_str if path.respond_to? :to_str
        @path = path.dup

        if /\0/ =~ @path
          raise ArgumentError, "pathname contains \\0: #{@path.inspect}"
        end

        self.taint if @path.tainted?
      end

### Public Instance methods

+(other)

Pathname#+ appends a pathname fragment to this one to produce a new Pathname object.

      p1 = Pathname.new("/usr")      # Pathname:/usr
      p2 = p1 + "bin/ruby"           # Pathname:/usr/bin/ruby
      p3 = p1 + "/etc/passwd"        # Pathname:/etc/passwd

This method doesn’t access the file system; it is pure string manipulation.

[Source]

    # File pathname.rb, line 433
      def +(other)
        other = Pathname.new(other) unless Pathname === other

        return other if other.absolute?

        path1 = @path
        path2 = other.to_s
        while m2 = %r{\A\.\.(?:/+|\z)}.match(path2) and
              m1 = %r{(\A|/+)([^/]+)\z}.match(path1) and
              %r{\A(?:\.|\.\.)\z} !~ m1[2]
          path1 = m1[1].empty? ? '.' : '/' if (path1 = m1.pre_match).empty?
          path2 = '.' if (path2 = m2.post_match).empty?
        end
        if %r{\A/+\z} =~ path1
          while m2 = %r{\A\.\.(?:/+|\z)}.match(path2)
            path2 = '.' if (path2 = m2.post_match).empty?
          end
        end

        return Pathname.new(path2) if path1 == '.'
        return Pathname.new(path1) if path2 == '.'

        if %r{/\z} =~ path1
          Pathname.new(path1 + path2)
        else
          Pathname.new(path1 + '/' + path2)
        end
      end

<=>(other)

Provides for comparing pathnames, case-sensitively.

[Source]

    # File pathname.rb, line 215
      def <=>(other)
        return nil unless Pathname === other
        @path.tr('/', "\0") <=> other.to_s.tr('/', "\0")
      end

==(other)

Compare this pathname with `other`. The comparison is string-based. Be aware that two different paths (`foo.txt` and `./foo.txt`) can refer to the same file.

[Source]

    # File pathname.rb, line 207
      def ==(other)
        return false unless Pathname === other
        other.to_s == @path
      end

===(other)

Alias for #==

absolute?()

Predicate method for testing whether a path is absolute. It returns `true` if the pathname begins with a slash.

[Source]

    # File pathname.rb, line 404
      def absolute?
        %r{\A/} =~ @path ? true : false
      end

atime()

See `File.atime`. Returns last access time.

[Source]

    # File pathname.rb, line 598
      def atime() File.atime(@path) end

basename(*args)

See `File.basename`. Returns the last component of the path.

[Source]

    # File pathname.rb, line 659
      def basename(*args) Pathname.new(File.basename(@path, *args)) end

blockdev?()

See `FileTest.blockdev?`.

[Source]

    # File pathname.rb, line 693
      def blockdev?() FileTest.blockdev?(@path) end

chardev?()

See `FileTest.chardev?`.

[Source]

    # File pathname.rb, line 696
      def chardev?() FileTest.chardev?(@path) end

chdir(&block)

Pathname#chdir is obsoleted at 1.8.1.

[Source]

    # File pathname.rb, line 775
      def chdir(&block)
        warn "Pathname#chdir is obsoleted.  Use Dir.chdir."
        Dir.chdir(@path, &block)
      end

children(with_directory=true)

Returns the children of the directory (files and subdirectories, not recursive) as an array of Pathname objects. By default, the returned pathnames will have enough information to access the files. If you set `with_directory` to `false`, then the returned pathnames will contain the filename only.

For example:

      p = Pathname("/usr/lib/ruby/1.8")
      p.children
          # -> [ Pathname:/usr/lib/ruby/1.8/English.rb,
                 Pathname:/usr/lib/ruby/1.8/Env.rb,
                 Pathname:/usr/lib/ruby/1.8/abbrev.rb, ... ]
      p.children(false)
          # -> [ Pathname:English.rb, Pathname:Env.rb, Pathname:abbrev.rb, ... ]

Note that the result never contain the entries `.` and `..` in the directory because they are not children.

This method has existed since 1.8.1.

[Source]

    # File pathname.rb, line 502
      def children(with_directory=true)
        with_directory = false if @path == '.'
        result = []
        Dir.foreach(@path) {|e|
          next if e == '.' || e == '..'
          if with_directory
            result << Pathname.new(File.join(@path, e))
          else
            result << Pathname.new(e)
          end
        }
        result
      end

chmod(mode)

See `File.chmod`. Changes permissions.

[Source]

    # File pathname.rb, line 607
      def chmod(mode) File.chmod(mode, @path) end

chown(owner, group)

See `File.chown`. Change owner and group of file.

[Source]

    # File pathname.rb, line 613
      def chown(owner, group) File.chown(owner, group, @path) end

chroot()

Pathname#chroot is obsoleted at 1.8.1.

[Source]

    # File pathname.rb, line 781
      def chroot
        warn "Pathname#chroot is obsoleted.  Use Dir.chroot."
        Dir.chroot(@path)
      end

cleanpath(consider_symlink=false)

Returns clean pathname of `self` with consecutive slashes and useless dots removed. The filesystem is not accessed.

If `consider_symlink` is `true`, then a more conservative algorithm is used to avoid breaking symbolic linkages. This may retain more `..` entries than absolutely necessary, but without accessing the filesystem, this can’t be avoided. See realpath.

[Source]

    # File pathname.rb, line 245
      def cleanpath(consider_symlink=false)
        if consider_symlink
          cleanpath_conservative
        else
          cleanpath_aggressive
        end
      end

ctime()

See `File.ctime`. Returns last (directory entry, not file) change time.

[Source]

    # File pathname.rb, line 601
      def ctime() File.ctime(@path) end

delete()

Alias for unlink

dir_foreach(*args, &block)

Pathname#dir_foreach is obsoleted at 1.8.1.

[Source]

    # File pathname.rb, line 799
      def dir_foreach(*args, &block)
        warn "Pathname#dir_foreach is obsoleted.  Use Pathname#each_entry."
        each_entry(*args, &block)
      end

directory?()

See `FileTest.directory?`.

[Source]

    # File pathname.rb, line 711
      def directory?() FileTest.directory?(@path) end

dirname()

See `File.dirname`. Returns all but the last component of the path.

[Source]

    # File pathname.rb, line 662
      def dirname() Pathname.new(File.dirname(@path)) end

each_entry() {|p| ...}

Iterates over the entries (files and subdirectories) in the directory. It yields a Pathname object for each entry.

This method has existed since 1.8.1.

[Source]

    # File pathname.rb, line 794
      def each_entry(&block) # :yield: p
        Dir.foreach(@path) {|f| yield Pathname.new(f) }
      end

each_filename( {|s| ...}

Iterates over each component of the path.

      Pathname.new("/usr/bin/ruby").each_filename {|filename| ... }
        # yields "usr", "bin", and "ruby".

[Source]

    # File pathname.rb, line 419
      def each_filename # :yield: s
        @path.scan(%r{[^/]+}) { yield $& }
      end

each_line(*args) {|line| ...}

each_line iterates over the line in the file. It yields a String object for each line.

This method has existed since 1.8.1.

[Source]

    # File pathname.rb, line 573
      def each_line(*args, &block) # :yield: line
        IO.foreach(@path, *args, &block)
      end

entries()

Return the entries (files and subdirectories) in the directory, each as a Pathname object.

[Source]

    # File pathname.rb, line 788
      def entries() Dir.entries(@path).map {|f| Pathname.new(f) } end

eql?(other)

Alias for #==

executable?()

See `FileTest.executable?`.

[Source]

    # File pathname.rb, line 699
      def executable?() FileTest.executable?(@path) end

executable_real?()

See `FileTest.executable_real?`.

[Source]

    # File pathname.rb, line 702
      def executable_real?() FileTest.executable_real?(@path) end

exist?()

See `FileTest.exist?`.

[Source]

    # File pathname.rb, line 705
      def exist?() FileTest.exist?(@path) end

expand_path(*args)

See `File.expand_path`.

[Source]

    # File pathname.rb, line 668
      def expand_path(*args) Pathname.new(File.expand_path(@path, *args)) end

extname()

See `File.extname`. Returns the file’s extension.

[Source]

    # File pathname.rb, line 665
      def extname() File.extname(@path) end

file?()

See `FileTest.file?`.

[Source]

    # File pathname.rb, line 714
      def file?() FileTest.file?(@path) end

find() {|p| ...}

Pathname#find is an iterator to traverse a directory tree in a depth first manner. It yields a Pathname for each file under "this" directory.

Since it is implemented by `find.rb`, `Find.prune` can be used to control the traverse.

If `self` is `.`, yielded pathnames begin with a filename in the current directory, not `./`.

[Source]

    # File pathname.rb, line 828
      def find(&block) # :yield: p
        require 'find'
        if @path == '.'
          Find.find(@path) {|f| yield Pathname.new(f.sub(%r{\A\./}, '')) }
        else
          Find.find(@path) {|f| yield Pathname.new(f) }
        end
      end

fnmatch(pattern, *args)

See `File.fnmatch`. Return `true` if the receiver matches the given pattern.

[Source]

    # File pathname.rb, line 620
      def fnmatch(pattern, *args) File.fnmatch(pattern, @path, *args) end

fnmatch?(pattern, *args)

See `File.fnmatch?` (same as fnmatch).

[Source]

    # File pathname.rb, line 623
      def fnmatch?(pattern, *args) File.fnmatch?(pattern, @path, *args) end

foreach(*args, &block)

This method is obsoleted at 1.8.1. Use each_line or each_entry.

[Source]

    # File pathname.rb, line 872
      def foreach(*args, &block)
        warn "Pathname#foreach is obsoleted.  Use each_line or each_entry."
        if FileTest.directory? @path
          # For polymorphism between Dir.foreach and IO.foreach,
          # Pathname#foreach doesn't yield Pathname object.
          Dir.foreach(@path, *args, &block)
        else
          IO.foreach(@path, *args, &block)
        end
      end

foreachline(*args, &block)

Pathname#foreachline is obsoleted at 1.8.1. Use each_line.

[Source]

    # File pathname.rb, line 578
      def foreachline(*args, &block)
        warn "Pathname#foreachline is obsoleted.  Use Pathname#each_line."
        each_line(*args, &block)
      end

freeze()

[Source]

    # File pathname.rb, line 198
      def freeze() super; @path.freeze; self end

ftype()

See `File.ftype`. Returns "type" of file ("file", "directory", etc).

[Source]

    # File pathname.rb, line 627
      def ftype() File.ftype(@path) end

grpowned?()

See `FileTest.grpowned?`.

[Source]

    # File pathname.rb, line 708
      def grpowned?() FileTest.grpowned?(@path) end

join(*args)

Pathname#join joins pathnames.

`path0.join(path1, …, pathN)` is the same as `path0 + path1 + … + pathN`.

[Source]

    # File pathname.rb, line 468
      def join(*args)
        args.unshift self
        result = args.pop
        result = Pathname.new(result) unless Pathname === result
        return result if result.absolute?
        args.reverse_each {|arg|
          arg = Pathname.new(arg) unless Pathname === arg
          result = arg + result
          return result if result.absolute?
        }
        result
      end

lchmod(mode)

See `File.lchmod`.

[Source]

    # File pathname.rb, line 610
      def lchmod(mode) File.lchmod(mode, @path) end

lchown(owner, group)

See `File.lchown`.

[Source]

    # File pathname.rb, line 616
      def lchown(owner, group) File.lchown(owner, group, @path) end

link(old)

Pathname#link is confusing and obsoleted because the receiver/argument order is inverted to corresponding system call.

[Source]

    # File pathname.rb, line 676
      def link(old)
        warn 'Pathname#link is obsoleted.  Use Pathname#make_link.'
        File.link(old, @path)
      end

lstat()

See `File.lstat`.

[Source]

    # File pathname.rb, line 647
      def lstat() File.lstat(@path) end

make_link(old)

See `File.link`. Creates a hard link.

[Source]

    # File pathname.rb, line 630
      def make_link(old) File.link(old, @path) end

make_symlink(old)

See `File.symlink`. Creates a symbolic link.

[Source]

    # File pathname.rb, line 650
      def make_symlink(old) File.symlink(old, @path) end

mkdir(*args)

See `Dir.mkdir`. Create the referenced directory.

[Source]

    # File pathname.rb, line 805
      def mkdir(*args) Dir.mkdir(@path, *args) end

mkpath()

See `FileUtils.mkpath`. Creates a full path, including any intermediate directories that don’t yet exist.

[Source]

    # File pathname.rb, line 842
      def mkpath
        require 'fileutils'
        FileUtils.mkpath(@path)
        nil
      end

mountpoint?()

mountpoint? returns `true` if `self` points to a mountpoint.

[Source]

    # File pathname.rb, line 380
      def mountpoint?
        begin
          stat1 = self.lstat
          stat2 = self.parent.lstat
          stat1.dev == stat2.dev && stat1.ino == stat2.ino ||
            stat1.dev != stat2.dev
        rescue Errno::ENOENT
          false
        end
      end

mtime()

See `File.mtime`. Returns last modification time.

[Source]

    # File pathname.rb, line 604
      def mtime() File.mtime(@path) end

open(*args) {|file| ...}

See `File.open`. Opens the file for reading or writing.

[Source]

    # File pathname.rb, line 633
      def open(*args, &block) # :yield: file
        File.open(@path, *args, &block)
      end

opendir() {|dir| ...}

See `Dir.open`.

[Source]

    # File pathname.rb, line 811
      def opendir(&block) # :yield: dir
        Dir.open(@path, &block)
      end

owned?()

See `FileTest.owned?`.

[Source]

    # File pathname.rb, line 723
      def owned?() FileTest.owned?(@path) end

parent()

parent returns the parent directory.

This is same as `self + ’..’`.

[Source]

    # File pathname.rb, line 375
      def parent
        self + '..'
      end

pipe?()

See `FileTest.pipe?`.

[Source]

    # File pathname.rb, line 717
      def pipe?() FileTest.pipe?(@path) end

read(*args)

See `IO.read`. Returns all the bytes from the file, or the first `N` if specified.

[Source]

    # File pathname.rb, line 585
      def read(*args) IO.read(@path, *args) end

readable?()

See `FileTest.readable?`.

[Source]

    # File pathname.rb, line 726
      def readable?() FileTest.readable?(@path) end

readable_real?()

See `FileTest.readable_real?`.

[Source]

    # File pathname.rb, line 729
      def readable_real?() FileTest.readable_real?(@path) end

readlines(*args)

See `IO.readlines`. Returns all the lines from the file.

[Source]

    # File pathname.rb, line 588
      def readlines(*args) IO.readlines(@path, *args) end

readlink()

See `File.readlink`. Read symbolic link.

[Source]

    # File pathname.rb, line 638
      def readlink() Pathname.new(File.readlink(@path)) end

realpath(*args)

Returns a real (absolute) pathname of `self` in the actual filesystem. The real pathname doesn’t contain symlinks or useless dots.

No arguments should be given; the old behaviour is obsoleted.

[Source]

    # File pathname.rb, line 311
      def realpath(*args)
        unless args.empty?
          warn "The argument for Pathname#realpath is obsoleted."
        end
        force_absolute = args.fetch(0, true)

        if %r{\A/} =~ @path
          top = '/'
          unresolved = @path.scan(%r{[^/]+})
        elsif force_absolute
          # Although POSIX getcwd returns a pathname which contains no symlink,
          # 4.4BSD-Lite2 derived getcwd may return the environment variable $PWD
          # which may contain a symlink.
          # So the return value of Dir.pwd should be examined.
          top = '/'
          unresolved = Dir.pwd.scan(%r{[^/]+}) + @path.scan(%r{[^/]+})
        else
          top = ''
          unresolved = @path.scan(%r{[^/]+})
        end
        resolved = []

        until unresolved.empty?
          case unresolved.last
          when '.'
            unresolved.pop
          when '..'
            resolved.unshift unresolved.pop
          else
            loop_check = {}
            while (stat = File.lstat(path = top + unresolved.join('/'))).symlink?
              symlink_id = "#{stat.dev}:#{stat.ino}"
              raise Errno::ELOOP.new(path) if loop_check[symlink_id]
              loop_check[symlink_id] = true
              if %r{\A/} =~ (link = File.readlink(path))
                top = '/'
                unresolved = link.scan(%r{[^/]+})
              else
                unresolved[-1,1] = link.scan(%r{[^/]+})
              end
            end
            next if (filename = unresolved.pop) == '.'
            if filename != '..' && resolved.first == '..'
              resolved.shift
            else
              resolved.unshift filename
            end
          end
        end

        if top == '/'
          resolved.shift while resolved[0] == '..'
        end

        if resolved.empty?
          Pathname.new(top.empty? ? '.' : '/')
        else
          Pathname.new(top + resolved.join('/'))
        end
      end

relative?()

The opposite of absolute?

[Source]

    # File pathname.rb, line 409
      def relative?
        !absolute?
      end

relative_path_from(base_directory)

relative_path_from returns a relative path from the argument to the receiver. If `self` is absolute, the argument must be absolute too. If `self` is relative, the argument must be relative too.

relative_path_from doesn’t access the filesystem. It assumes no symlinks.

ArgumentError is raised when it cannot find a relative path.

This method has existed since 1.8.1.

[Source]

    # File pathname.rb, line 527
      def relative_path_from(base_directory)
        if self.absolute? != base_directory.absolute?
          raise ArgumentError,
            "relative path between absolute and relative path: #{self.inspect}, #{base_directory.inspect}"
        end

        dest = []
        self.cleanpath.each_filename {|f|
          next if f == '.'
          dest << f
        }

        base = []
        base_directory.cleanpath.each_filename {|f|
          next if f == '.'
          base << f
        }

        while !base.empty? && !dest.empty? && base[0] == dest[0]
          base.shift
          dest.shift
        end

        if base.include? '..'
          raise ArgumentError, "base_directory has ..: #{base_directory.inspect}"
        end

        base.fill '..'
        relpath = base + dest
        if relpath.empty?
          Pathname.new(".")
        else
          Pathname.new(relpath.join('/'))
        end
      end

rename(to)

See `File.rename`. Rename the file.

[Source]

    # File pathname.rb, line 641
      def rename(to) File.rename(@path, to) end

rmdir()

See `Dir.rmdir`. Remove the referenced directory.

[Source]

    # File pathname.rb, line 808
      def rmdir() Dir.rmdir(@path) end

rmtree()

See `FileUtils.rm_r`. Deletes a directory and all beneath it.

[Source]

    # File pathname.rb, line 849
      def rmtree
        # The name "rmtree" is borrowed from File::Path of Perl.
        # File::Path provides "mkpath" and "rmtree".
        require 'fileutils'
        FileUtils.rm_r(@path)
        nil
      end

root?()

root? is a predicate for root directories. I.e. it returns `true` if the pathname consists of consecutive slashes.

It doesn’t access actual filesystem. So it may return `false` for some pathnames which points to roots such as `/usr/..`.

[Source]

    # File pathname.rb, line 398
      def root?
        %r{\A/+\z} =~ @path ? true : false
      end

setgid?()

See `FileTest.setgid?`.

[Source]

    # File pathname.rb, line 735
      def setgid?() FileTest.setgid?(@path) end

setuid?()

See `FileTest.setuid?`.

[Source]

    # File pathname.rb, line 732
      def setuid?() FileTest.setuid?(@path) end

size()

See `FileTest.size`.

[Source]

    # File pathname.rb, line 738
      def size() FileTest.size(@path) end

size?()

See `FileTest.size?`.

[Source]

    # File pathname.rb, line 741
      def size?() FileTest.size?(@path) end

socket?()

See `FileTest.socket?`.

[Source]

    # File pathname.rb, line 720
      def socket?() FileTest.socket?(@path) end

split()

See `File.split`. Returns the dirname and the basename in an Array.

[Source]

    # File pathname.rb, line 672
      def split() File.split(@path).map {|f| Pathname.new(f) } end

stat()

See `File.stat`. Returns a `File::Stat` object.

[Source]

    # File pathname.rb, line 644
      def stat() File.stat(@path) end

sticky?()

See `FileTest.sticky?`.

[Source]

    # File pathname.rb, line 744
      def sticky?() FileTest.sticky?(@path) end

symlink(old)

Pathname#symlink is confusing and obsoleted because the receiver/argument order is inverted to corresponding system call.

[Source]

    # File pathname.rb, line 683
      def symlink(old)
        warn 'Pathname#symlink is obsoleted.  Use Pathname#make_symlink.'
        File.symlink(old, @path)
      end

symlink?()

See `FileTest.symlink?`.

[Source]

    # File pathname.rb, line 747
      def symlink?() FileTest.symlink?(@path) end

sysopen(*args)

See `IO.sysopen`.

[Source]

    # File pathname.rb, line 591
      def sysopen(*args) IO.sysopen(@path, *args) end

taint()

[Source]

    # File pathname.rb, line 199
      def taint() super; @path.taint; self end

to_s()

Return the path as a String.

[Source]

    # File pathname.rb, line 225
      def to_s
        @path.dup
      end

to_str()

Alias for to_s

truncate(length)

See `File.truncate`. Truncate the file to `length` bytes.

[Source]

    # File pathname.rb, line 653
      def truncate(length) File.truncate(@path, length) end

unlink()

Removes a file or directory, using `File.unlink` or `Dir.unlink` as necessary.

[Source]

    # File pathname.rb, line 862
      def unlink()
        begin
          Dir.unlink @path
        rescue Errno::ENOTDIR
          File.unlink @path
        end
      end

untaint()

[Source]

    # File pathname.rb, line 200
      def untaint() super; @path.untaint; self end

utime(atime, mtime)

See `File.utime`. Update the access and modification times.

[Source]

    # File pathname.rb, line 656
      def utime(atime, mtime) File.utime(atime, mtime, @path) end

writable?()

See `FileTest.writable?`.

[Source]

    # File pathname.rb, line 750
      def writable?() FileTest.writable?(@path) end

writable_real?()

See `FileTest.writable_real?`.

[Source]

    # File pathname.rb, line 753
      def writable_real?() FileTest.writable_real?(@path) end

zero?()

See `FileTest.zero?`.

[Source]

    # File pathname.rb, line 756
      def zero?() FileTest.zero?(@path) end

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