Method: File::Stat#blockdev?

Defined in:
file.c

#blockdev? ⇒ Boolean

Returns true if the file is a block device, false if it isn’t or if the operating system doesn’t support this feature.

File.stat("testfile").blockdev?    #=> false
File.stat("/dev/hda1").blockdev?   #=> true

Returns:

  • (Boolean) 


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# File 'file.c', line 5841

static VALUE
rb_stat_b(VALUE obj)
{
#ifdef S_ISBLK
    if (S_ISBLK(get_stat(obj)->st_mode)) return Qtrue;

#endif
    return Qfalse;
}