Method: File::Stat#chardev?

Defined in:
file.c

#chardev? ⇒ Boolean

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

File.stat("/dev/tty").chardev?   #=> true

Returns:

  • (Boolean) 

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# File 'file.c', line 5863

static VALUE
rb_stat_c(VALUE obj)
{
    if (S_ISCHR(get_stat(obj)->st_mode)) return Qtrue;

    return Qfalse;
}