Module: Gitlab::Utils::FileInfo

Defined in:
lib/gitlab/utils/file_info.rb

Class Method Summary collapse

Class Method Details

.linked?(file) ⇒ Boolean

Returns true if:

  • File or directory is a symlink.

  • File shares a hard link.

Returns:

  • (Boolean) 


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# File 'lib/gitlab/utils/file_info.rb', line 10

def linked?(file)
  stat = to_file_stat(file)

  stat.symlink? || shares_hard_link?(stat)
end

.shares_hard_link?(file) ⇒ Boolean

Returns:

  • true if file shares a hard link with another file.

  • false if file is a directory, as directories cannot be hard linked.

Returns:

  • (Boolean) 


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# File 'lib/gitlab/utils/file_info.rb', line 19

def shares_hard_link?(file)
  stat = to_file_stat(file)

  stat.file? && stat.nlink > 1
end