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== Description A redefinition of the File::Stat class for MS Windows. == Prerequisites * ffi * Ruby 1.9 or later == Installation gem install win32-file-stat == Synopsis # require 'win32/file/stat' # Unwise. See below. require 'win32/file' # Preferred. See below. stat = File::Stat.new('file.txt') p stat.size p stat.readonly? p stat.hidden? p stat.uid p stat.streams == Differences between Ruby's File::Stat and this version: * The File::Stat#blksize method returns a meaningful value. * The File::Stat#blockdev method works more accurately. * The File::Stat#blocks method returns a meaningful value. * The File::Stat#executable? method works properly. * The File::Stat#executable_real? is an alias for File::Stat#executable? * The File::Stat#file? method works properly. * The File::Stat#ftype method works more accurately. * The File::Stat#pipe method works properly. * The File::Stat#socket method works more accurately. * The File::Stat#ino method now returns a file identifier. * The File::Stat#socket? method works properly. * The File::Stat#symlink? method works properly. * The File::Stat#uid method returns a meaningful value. * The File::Stat#gid method returns a meaningful value. * The File::Stat#owned? method now works properly. * The File::Stat#grpowned? method now works properly. * The File::Stat#rdev method returns the volume serial number. * The inspect and pretty print output has been customized. * The File::Stat#streams was added. Returns an array of alt streams. == Changes between this version and the previous versions. The File::Stat#dev method has reverted to returning a drive number by default. However, you can pass an optional boolean argument to make it return the drive letter instead. == Known issues You should not require 'win32/file/stat' directly. Instead, require the win32-file library which will, in turn, require win32-file-stat. This is the preferred approach because some modules (i.e. 'find') use the pass-through methods of the File class, such as File.lstat. Many of the pass through methods have been redefined in the win32-file library to work in conjunction with the custom File::Stat objects created by this library. Failure to follow these instructions could lead to cases where the core Ruby File class attempts to use the custom File::Stat object defined in this class, and that will likely cause problems. If run in verbose mode you will see a warning about initialize being redefined. I can do nothing about that since my old trick of aliasing and undefining initialize now causes a warning as well! == Known bugs None that I'm aware of beyond the "Known Issues" listed above. Please report any bugs you find on the project page at: http://www.github.com/djberg96/win32-file-stat == Miscellaneous I had to require 'pp' explicitly in order to deal with the fact that pp.rb has a builtin pretty_print method for File::Stat. If I didn't do this you would end up using the pretty_print in pp.rb, which would break. == Contributions Although this library is free, please consider having your company setup a gittip if used by your company professionally. http://www.gittip.com/djberg96/ == Copyright (C) 2003-2016, Daniel J. Berger, All Rights Reserved. == License Artistic 2.0 = Warranty This library is provided "as is" and without any express or implied warranties, including, without limitation, the implied warranties of merchantability and fitness for a particular purpose. = Authors Daniel J. Berger Park Heesob
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