Method: File::Stat#symlink?

Defined in:
file.c

#symlink? ⇒ Boolean

Returns true if stat is a symbolic link, false if it isn’t or if the operating system doesn’t support this feature. As File::stat automatically follows symbolic links, #symlink? will always be false for an object returned by File::stat.

File.symlink("testfile", "alink")   #=> 0
File.stat("alink").symlink?         #=> false
File.lstat("alink").symlink?        #=> true

Returns:

  • (Boolean) 


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# File 'file.c', line 5797

static VALUE
rb_stat_l(VALUE obj)
{
#ifdef S_ISLNK
    if (S_ISLNK(get_stat(obj)->st_mode)) return Qtrue;
#endif
    return Qfalse;
}