------------------------------------------------------------------------
Returns the filenames found by expanding _pattern_ which is an
+Array+ of the patterns or the pattern +String+, either as an
_array_ or as parameters to the block. Note that this pattern is
not a regexp (it's closer to a shell glob). See +File::fnmatch+
for
the meaning of the _flags_ parameter. Note that case sensitivity
depends on your system (so +File::FNM_CASEFOLD+ is ignored)
"case sensitivity depends on your system"
Ruby's cross-platform, so Ruby should trump the system. Of course if
the system is case insensitive, to won't matter wither way. But
otherwise without this, to get case insensitivity we have to do:
Tom what would you expect it to do in the following case:
touch SomeThingStupid
touch somethingstupid
touch SOMETHINGSTUPID # no, I am not shouting, sorry
I am afraid Ruby can not overcome some limitations of the cruel,
physical world :(.
Cheers
Robert
···
On 7/30/07, Trans <transfire@gmail.com> wrote:
Dir.glob( pattern, [flags] ) => array
Dir.glob( pattern, [flags] ) {| filename | block } => nil
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Returns the filenames found by expanding _pattern_ which is an
+Array+ of the patterns or the pattern +String+, either as an
_array_ or as parameters to the block. Note that this pattern is
not a regexp (it's closer to a shell glob). See +File::fnmatch+
for
the meaning of the _flags_ parameter. Note that case sensitivity
depends on your system (so +File::FNM_CASEFOLD+ is ignored)
"case sensitivity depends on your system"
Ruby's cross-platform, so Ruby should trump the system. Of course if
the system is case insensitive, to won't matter wither way. But
otherwise without this, to get case insensitivity we have to do:
At Tue, 31 Jul 2007 04:08:49 +0900,
Trans wrote in [ruby-talk:262505]:
not a regexp (it's closer to a shell glob). See +File::fnmatch+ for
the meaning of the _flags_ parameter. Note that case sensitivity
depends on your system (so +File::FNM_CASEFOLD+ is ignored)
Ruby's cross-platform, so Ruby should trump the system. Of course if
the system is case insensitive, to won't matter wither way. But
otherwise without this, to get case insensitivity we have to do:
Yea it works now! |-) So the docs just need to catch up to reality.
Okay.
Sorry for the noise,
T.
···
On Jul 30, 12:34 pm, Nobuyoshi Nakada <n...@ruby-lang.org> wrote:
Hi,
At Tue, 31 Jul 2007 04:08:49 +0900,
Trans wrote in [ruby-talk:262505]:
> not a regexp (it's closer to a shell glob). See +File::fnmatch+ for
> the meaning of the _flags_ parameter. Note that case sensitivity
> depends on your system (so +File::FNM_CASEFOLD+ is ignored)
> Ruby's cross-platform, so Ruby should trump the system. Of course if
> the system is case insensitive, to won't matter wither way. But
> otherwise without this, to get case insensitivity we have to do:
Oh, I just meant for Dir#glob. Where the docs said "(so
+File::FNM_CASEFOLD+ is ignored)" -- I didn't want it to be ignored.
T.
···
On Jul 30, 12:25 pm, "Robert Dober" <robert.do...@gmail.com> wrote:
On 7/30/07, Trans <transf...@gmail.com> wrote:
> Dir.glob( pattern, [flags] ) => array
> Dir.glob( pattern, [flags] ) {| filename | block } => nil
> ------------------------------------------------------------------------
> Returns the filenames found by expanding _pattern_ which is an
> +Array+ of the patterns or the pattern +String+, either as an
> _array_ or as parameters to the block. Note that this pattern is
> not a regexp (it's closer to a shell glob). See +File::fnmatch+
> for
> the meaning of the _flags_ parameter. Note that case sensitivity
> depends on your system (so +File::FNM_CASEFOLD+ is ignored)
> "case sensitivity depends on your system"
> Ruby's cross-platform, so Ruby should trump the system. Of course if
> the system is case insensitive, to won't matter wither way. But
> otherwise without this, to get case insensitivity we have to do:
so you would just get three entries with the same name, right?
Sorry I failed to understand that this was what you wanted <blush>.
Cheers
Robert
···
On 7/30/07, Trans <transfire@gmail.com> wrote:
On Jul 30, 12:25 pm, "Robert Dober" <robert.do...@gmail.com> wrote:
> On 7/30/07, Trans <transf...@gmail.com> wrote:
>
> > Dir.glob( pattern, [flags] ) => array
> > Dir.glob( pattern, [flags] ) {| filename | block } => nil
> > ------------------------------------------------------------------------
> > Returns the filenames found by expanding _pattern_ which is an
> > +Array+ of the patterns or the pattern +String+, either as an
> > _array_ or as parameters to the block. Note that this pattern is
> > not a regexp (it's closer to a shell glob). See +File::fnmatch+
> > for
> > the meaning of the _flags_ parameter. Note that case sensitivity
> > depends on your system (so +File::FNM_CASEFOLD+ is ignored)
>
> > "case sensitivity depends on your system"
>
> > Ruby's cross-platform, so Ruby should trump the system. Of course if
> > the system is case insensitive, to won't matter wither way. But
> > otherwise without this, to get case insensitivity we have to do:
>
> > Dir.glob("[Ss][Oo][Mm][Ee][Th][Ii][Nn][Gg][Ss][Tt][Uu][Pp][Ii][Dd]")
>
> Tom what would you expect it to do in the following case:
>
> touch SomeThingStupid
> touch somethingstupid
> touch SOMETHINGSTUPID # no, I am not shouting, sorry
>
> I am afraid Ruby can not overcome some limitations of the cruel,
> physical world :(.
Oh, I just meant for Dir#glob. Where the docs said "(so
+File::FNM_CASEFOLD+ is ignored)" -- I didn't want it to be ignored.
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