struct

File::Info

Inherits Crystal::System::FileInfo / Struct / Value / Object

A File::Info contains metadata regarding a file. It is returned by File.info, File#info and File.info?.

Class methods

executable?(path : Path | String) : Bool

Returns true if path is executable by the real user id of this process else returns false.

File.write("foo", "foo")
File::Info.executable?("foo") # => false

This method returns the readable property as reported by the file system which provides no indication of whether Process.execute would be a valid operation because it applies to all file types, including directories (which typically are executable to signal it's allowed to list their contents).

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readable?(path : Path | String) : Bool

Returns true if path is readable by the real user id of this process else returns false.

File.write("foo", "foo")
File::Info.readable?("foo") # => true

This method returns the readable property as reported by the file system which provides no indication of whether File.read would be a valid operation because it applies to all file types, including directories.

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writable?(path : Path | String) : Bool

Returns true if path is writable by the real user id of this process else returns false.

File.write("foo", "foo")
File::Info.writable?("foo") # => true

This method returns the readable property as reported by the file system which provides no indication of whether File.write would be a valid operation because it applies to all file types, including directories.

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