Class: File

Inherits:
Object
  • Object
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Defined in:
lib/miga/common/path.rb

Overview

MiGA extensions to the File class.

Class Method Summary collapse

Class Method Details

.generic_transfer(old_name, new_name, method) ⇒ Object

Method to transfer a file from old_name to new_name, using a method that can be one of :symlink for File#symlink, :hardlink for File#link, or :copy for FileUtils#cp_r.



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# File 'lib/miga/common/path.rb', line 38

def self.generic_transfer(old_name, new_name, method)
  return nil if exist? new_name
  if(method==:copy)
    FileUtils.cp_r(old_name, new_name)
  else
    method=:link if method==:hardlink
    File.send(method, old_name, new_name)
  end
end