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-rw-r--r--ext/pathname/lib/pathname.rb137
-rw-r--r--ext/pathname/pathname.c325
3 files changed, 320 insertions, 148 deletions
diff --git a/ChangeLog b/ChangeLog
index 6c6d3d8a11..33523c23c2 100644
--- a/ChangeLog
+++ b/ChangeLog
@@ -1,3 +1,9 @@
+Wed Sep 12 22:45::00 2012 Zachary Scott <zzak@ruby-lang.org>
+
+ * ext/pathname/lib/pathname.rb: Documentation for Pathname.
+ * ext/pathname/pathname.c: ditto.
+ [Bug #6947] [ruby-core:47354]
+
Mon Sep 10 10:19:34 2012 NAKAMURA Usaku <usa@ruby-lang.org>
* enc/depend: fixed wrong change in a part of r34802.
diff --git a/ext/pathname/lib/pathname.rb b/ext/pathname/lib/pathname.rb
index 4909c2dc23..fba1074320 100644
--- a/ext/pathname/lib/pathname.rb
+++ b/ext/pathname/lib/pathname.rb
@@ -8,8 +8,6 @@
#
# For documentation, see class Pathname.
#
-# <tt>pathname.rb</tt> is distributed with Ruby since 1.8.0.
-#
require 'pathname.so'
@@ -29,7 +27,6 @@ class Pathname
proc {|a, b| a == b}
end
- # :startdoc:
if File::ALT_SEPARATOR
SEPARATOR_LIST = "#{Regexp.quote File::ALT_SEPARATOR}#{Regexp.quote File::SEPARATOR}"
@@ -39,6 +36,8 @@ class Pathname
SEPARATOR_PAT = /#{Regexp.quote File::SEPARATOR}/
end
+ # :startdoc:
+
# chop_basename(path) -> [pre-basename, basename] or nil
def chop_basename(path)
base = File.basename(path)
@@ -78,9 +77,11 @@ class Pathname
# removed. The filesystem is not accessed.
#
# If +consider_symlink+ is +true+, then a more conservative algorithm is used
- # to avoid breaking symbolic linkages. This may retain more <tt>..</tt>
+ # to avoid breaking symbolic linkages. This may retain more +..+
# entries than absolutely necessary, but without accessing the filesystem,
- # this can't be avoided. See #realpath.
+ # this can't be avoided.
+ #
+ # See Pathname#realpath.
#
def cleanpath(consider_symlink=false)
if consider_symlink
@@ -91,7 +92,7 @@ class Pathname
end
#
- # Clean the path simply by resolving and removing excess "." and ".." entries.
+ # Clean the path simply by resolving and removing excess +.+ and +..+ entries.
# Nothing more, nothing less.
#
def cleanpath_aggressive
@@ -179,14 +180,14 @@ class Pathname
end
private :cleanpath_conservative
- # #parent returns the parent directory.
+ # Returns the parent directory.
#
- # This is same as <tt>self + '..'</tt>.
+ # This is same as <code>self + '..'</code>.
def parent
self + '..'
end
- # #mountpoint? returns +true+ if <tt>self</tt> points to a mountpoint.
+ # Returns +true+ if +self+ points to a mountpoint.
def mountpoint?
begin
stat1 = self.lstat
@@ -199,10 +200,10 @@ class Pathname
end
#
- # #root? is a predicate for root directories. I.e. it returns +true+ if the
+ # Predicate method for root directories. Returns +true+ if the
# pathname consists of consecutive slashes.
#
- # It doesn't access actual filesystem. So it may return +false+ for some
+ # It doesn't access the filesystem. So it may return +false+ for some
# pathnames which points to roots such as <tt>/usr/..</tt>.
#
def root?
@@ -210,12 +211,31 @@ class Pathname
end
# Predicate method for testing whether a path is absolute.
+ #
# It returns +true+ if the pathname begins with a slash.
+ #
+ # p = Pathname.new('/im/sure')
+ # p.absolute?
+ # #=> true
+ #
+ # p = Pathname.new('not/so/sure')
+ # p.absolute?
+ # #=> false
def absolute?
!relative?
end
- # The opposite of #absolute?
+ # The opposite of Pathname#absolute?
+ #
+ # It returns +false+ if the pathname begins with a slash.
+ #
+ # p = Pathname.new('/im/sure')
+ # p.relative?
+ # #=> false
+ #
+ # p = Pathname.new('not/so/sure')
+ # p.relative?
+ # #=> true
def relative?
path = @path
while r = chop_basename(path)
@@ -230,6 +250,13 @@ class Pathname
# Pathname.new("/usr/bin/ruby").each_filename {|filename| ... }
# # yields "usr", "bin", and "ruby".
#
+ # Returns an Enumerator if no block was given.
+ #
+ # enum = Pathname.new("/usr/bin/ruby").each_filename
+ # # ... do stuff ...
+ # enum.each { |e| ... }
+ # # yields "usr", "bin", and "ruby".
+ #
def each_filename # :yield: filename
return to_enum(__method__) unless block_given?
_, names = split_names(@path)
@@ -253,9 +280,7 @@ class Pathname
# #<Pathname:path/to/some>
# #<Pathname:path/to/some/file.rb>
#
- # It doesn't access actual filesystem.
- #
- # This method is available since 1.8.5.
+ # It doesn't access the filesystem.
#
def descend
vs = []
@@ -280,9 +305,7 @@ class Pathname
# #<Pathname:path/to>
# #<Pathname:path>
#
- # It doesn't access actual filesystem.
- #
- # This method is available since 1.8.5.
+ # It doesn't access the filesystem.
#
def ascend
path = @path
@@ -295,8 +318,7 @@ class Pathname
end
#
- # Pathname#+ appends a pathname fragment to this one to produce a new Pathname
- # object.
+ # Appends a pathname fragment to +self+ to produce a new Pathname object.
#
# p1 = Pathname.new("/usr") # Pathname:/usr
# p2 = p1 + "bin/ruby" # Pathname:/usr/bin/ruby
@@ -352,10 +374,14 @@ class Pathname
private :plus
#
- # Pathname#join joins pathnames.
+ # Joins the given pathnames onto +self+ to create a new Pathname object.
#
- # <tt>path0.join(path1, ..., pathN)</tt> is the same as
- # <tt>path0 + path1 + ... + pathN</tt>.
+ # path0 = Pathname.new("/usr") # Pathname:/usr
+ # path0 = path0.join("bin/ruby") # Pathname:/usr/bin/ruby
+ # # is the same as
+ # path1 = Pathname.new("/usr") + "bin/ruby" # Pathname:/usr/bin/ruby
+ # path0 == path1
+ # #=> true
#
def join(*args)
args.unshift self
@@ -372,10 +398,11 @@ class Pathname
#
# Returns the children of the directory (files and subdirectories, not
- # recursive) as an array of Pathname objects. By default, the returned
- # pathnames will have enough information to access the files. If you set
- # +with_directory+ to +false+, then the returned pathnames will contain the
- # filename only.
+ # recursive) as an array of Pathname objects.
+ #
+ # By default, the returned pathnames will have enough information to access
+ # the files. If you set +with_directory+ to +false+, then the returned
+ # pathnames will contain the filename only.
#
# For example:
# pn = Pathname("/usr/lib/ruby/1.8")
@@ -386,11 +413,9 @@ class Pathname
# pn.children(false)
# # -> [ Pathname:English.rb, Pathname:Env.rb, Pathname:abbrev.rb, ... ]
#
- # Note that the results never contain the entries <tt>.</tt> and <tt>..</tt> in
+ # Note that the results never contain the entries +.+ and +..+ in
# the directory because they are not children.
#
- # This method has existed since 1.8.1.
- #
def children(with_directory=true)
with_directory = false if @path == '.'
result = []
@@ -407,9 +432,14 @@ class Pathname
# Iterates over the children of the directory
# (files and subdirectories, not recursive).
+ #
# It yields Pathname object for each child.
- # By default, the yielded pathnames will have enough information to access the files.
- # If you set +with_directory+ to +false+, then the returned pathnames will contain the filename only.
+ #
+ # By default, the yielded pathnames will have enough information to access
+ # the files.
+ #
+ # If you set +with_directory+ to +false+, then the returned pathnames will
+ # contain the filename only.
#
# Pathname("/usr/local").each_child {|f| p f }
# #=> #<Pathname:/usr/local/share>
@@ -431,20 +461,25 @@ class Pathname
# # #<Pathname:src>
# # #<Pathname:man>
#
+ # Note that the results never contain the entries +.+ and +..+ in
+ # the directory because they are not children.
+ #
+ # See Pathname#children
+ #
def each_child(with_directory=true, &b)
children(with_directory).each(&b)
end
#
- # #relative_path_from returns a relative path from the argument to the
- # receiver. If +self+ is absolute, the argument must be absolute too. If
- # +self+ is relative, the argument must be relative too.
+ # Returns a relative path from the given +base_directory+ to the receiver.
#
- # #relative_path_from doesn't access the filesystem. It assumes no symlinks.
+ # If +self+ is absolute, then +base_directory+ must be absolute too.
#
- # ArgumentError is raised when it cannot find a relative path.
+ # If +self+ is relative, then +base_directory+ must be relative too.
#
- # This method has existed since 1.8.1.
+ # This method doesn't access the filesystem. It assumes no symlinks.
+ #
+ # ArgumentError is raised when it cannot find a relative path.
#
def relative_path_from(base_directory)
dest_directory = self.cleanpath.to_s
@@ -486,16 +521,18 @@ end
class Pathname # * Find *
#
- # Pathname#find is an iterator to traverse a directory tree in a depth first
- # manner. It yields a Pathname for each file under "this" directory.
+ # Iterates over the directory tree in a depth first manner, yielding a
+ # Pathname for each file under "this" directory.
#
- # Returns an enumerator if no block is given.
+ # Returns an Enumerator if no block is given.
#
- # Since it is implemented by <tt>find.rb</tt>, <tt>Find.prune</tt> can be used
- # to control the traversal.
+ # Since it is implemented by the standard library module Find, Find.prune can
+ # be used to control the traversal.
#
- # If +self+ is <tt>.</tt>, yielded pathnames begin with a filename in the
- # current directory, not <tt>./</tt>.
+ # If +self+ is +.+, yielded pathnames begin with a filename in the
+ # current directory, not +./+.
+ #
+ # See Find.find
#
def find # :yield: pathname
return to_enum(__method__) unless block_given?
@@ -510,15 +547,19 @@ end
class Pathname # * FileUtils *
- # See <tt>FileUtils.mkpath</tt>. Creates a full path, including any
- # intermediate directories that don't yet exist.
+ # Creates a full path, including any intermediate directories that don't yet
+ # exist.
+ #
+ # See FileUtils.mkpath and FileUtils.mkdir_p
def mkpath
require 'fileutils'
FileUtils.mkpath(@path)
nil
end
- # See <tt>FileUtils.rm_r</tt>. Deletes a directory and all beneath it.
+ # Recursively deletes a directory, including all directories beneath it.
+ #
+ # See FileUtils.rm_r
def rmtree
# The name "rmtree" is borrowed from File::Path of Perl.
# File::Path provides "mkpath" and "rmtree".
diff --git a/ext/pathname/pathname.c b/ext/pathname/pathname.c
index f890019cf9..dd1c5f8878 100644
--- a/ext/pathname/pathname.c
+++ b/ext/pathname/pathname.c
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ set_strpath(VALUE obj, VALUE val)
/*
* Create a Pathname object from the given String (or String-like object).
- * If +path+ contains a NUL character (<tt>\0</tt>), an ArgumentError is raised.
+ * If +path+ contains a NULL character (<tt>\0</tt>), an ArgumentError is raised.
*/
static VALUE
path_initialize(VALUE self, VALUE arg)
@@ -46,6 +46,14 @@ path_initialize(VALUE self, VALUE arg)
return self;
}
+/*
+ * call-seq:
+ * pathname.freeze -> obj
+ *
+ * Freezes this Pathname.
+ *
+ * See Object.freeze.
+ */
static VALUE
path_freeze(VALUE self)
{
@@ -54,6 +62,14 @@ path_freeze(VALUE self)
return self;
}
+/*
+ * call-seq:
+ * pathname.taint -> obj
+ *
+ * Taints this Pathname.
+ *
+ * See Object.taint.
+ */
static VALUE
path_taint(VALUE self)
{
@@ -62,6 +78,14 @@ path_taint(VALUE self)
return self;
}
+/*
+ * call-seq:
+ * pathname.untaint -> obj
+ *
+ * Untaints this Pathname.
+ *
+ * See Object.untaint.
+ */
static VALUE
path_untaint(VALUE self)
{
@@ -84,7 +108,18 @@ path_eq(VALUE self, VALUE other)
}
/*
- * Provides for comparing pathnames, case-sensitively.
+ * Provides a case-sensitive comparison operator for pathnames.
+ *
+ * Pathname.new('/usr') <=> Pathname.new('/usr/bin')
+ * #=> -1
+ * Pathname.new('/usr/bin') <=> Pathname.new('/usr/bin')
+ * #=> 0
+ * Pathname.new('/usr/bin') <=> Pathname.new('/USR/BIN')
+ * #=> 1
+ *
+ * It will return +-1+, +0+ or +1+ depending on the value of the left argument
+ * relative to the right argument. Or it will return +nil+ if the arguments
+ * are not comparable.
*/
static VALUE
path_cmp(VALUE self, VALUE other)
@@ -153,6 +188,10 @@ path_inspect(VALUE self)
/*
* Return a pathname which is substituted by String#sub.
+ *
+ * path1 = Pathname.new('/usr/bin/perl')
+ * path1.sub('perl', 'ruby')
+ * #=> #<Pathname:/usr/bin/ruby>
*/
static VALUE
path_sub(int argc, VALUE *argv, VALUE self)
@@ -169,10 +208,12 @@ path_sub(int argc, VALUE *argv, VALUE self)
}
/*
- * Return a pathname which the extension of the basename is substituted by
- * <i>repl</i>.
+ * Return a pathname with +repl+ added as a suffix to the basename.
*
- * If self has no extension part, <i>repl</i> is appended.
+ * If self has no extension part, +repl+ is appended.
+ *
+ * Pathname.new('/usr/bin/shutdown').sub_ext('.rb')
+ * #=> #<Pathname:/usr/bin/shutdown.rb>
*/
static VALUE
path_sub_ext(VALUE self, VALUE repl)
@@ -202,8 +243,10 @@ path_sub_ext(VALUE self, VALUE repl)
/* Facade for File */
/*
- * Returns the real (absolute) pathname of +self+ in the actual
- * filesystem not containing symlinks or useless dots.
+ * Returns the real (absolute) pathname for +self+ in the actual
+ * filesystem.
+ *
+ * Does not contain symlinks or useless dots, +..+ and +.+.
*
* All components of the pathname must exist when this method is
* called.
@@ -220,7 +263,8 @@ path_realpath(int argc, VALUE *argv, VALUE self)
/*
* Returns the real (absolute) pathname of +self+ in the actual filesystem.
- * The real pathname doesn't contain symlinks or useless dots.
+ *
+ * Does not contain symlinks or useless dots, +..+ and +.+.
*
* The last component of the real pathname can be nonexistent.
*/
@@ -241,10 +285,7 @@ path_realdirpath(int argc, VALUE *argv, VALUE self)
* pathname.each_line(sep, limit [, open_args]) {|line| block } -> nil
* pathname.each_line(...) -> an_enumerator
*
- * #each_line iterates over the line in the file. It yields a String object
- * for each line.
- *
- * This method is availabel since 1.8.1.
+ * Iterates over each line in the file and yields a String object for each.
*/
static VALUE
path_each_line(int argc, VALUE *argv, VALUE self)
@@ -267,8 +308,9 @@ path_each_line(int argc, VALUE *argv, VALUE self)
* pathname.read([length [, offset]]) -> string
* pathname.read([length [, offset]], open_args) -> string
*
- * See <tt>IO.read</tt>. Returns all data from the file, or the first +N+ bytes
- * if specified.
+ * Returns all data from the file, or the first +N+ bytes if specified.
+ *
+ * See IO.read.
*
*/
static VALUE
@@ -286,8 +328,9 @@ path_read(int argc, VALUE *argv, VALUE self)
* call-seq:
* pathname.binread([length [, offset]]) -> string
*
- * See <tt>IO.binread</tt>. Returns all the bytes from the file, or the first +N+
- * if specified.
+ * Returns all the bytes from the file, or the first +N+ if specified.
+ *
+ * See IO.binread.
*
*/
static VALUE
@@ -307,7 +350,9 @@ path_binread(int argc, VALUE *argv, VALUE self)
* pathname.readlines(limit [, open_args]) -> array
* pathname.readlines(sep, limit [, open_args]) -> array
*
- * See <tt>IO.readlines</tt>. Returns all the lines from the file.
+ * Returns all the lines from the file.
+ *
+ * See IO.readlines.
*
*/
static VALUE
@@ -325,7 +370,7 @@ path_readlines(int argc, VALUE *argv, VALUE self)
* call-seq:
* pathname.sysopen([mode, [perm]]) -> fixnum
*
- * See <tt>IO.sysopen</tt>.
+ * See IO.sysopen.
*
*/
static VALUE
@@ -340,7 +385,12 @@ path_sysopen(int argc, VALUE *argv, VALUE self)
}
/*
- * See <tt>File.atime</tt>. Returns last access time.
+ * call-seq:
+ * pathname.atime -> time
+ *
+ * Returns the last access time for the file.
+ *
+ * See File.atime.
*/
static VALUE
path_atime(VALUE self)
@@ -349,7 +399,12 @@ path_atime(VALUE self)
}
/*
- * See <tt>File.ctime</tt>. Returns last (directory entry, not file) change time.
+ * call-seq:
+ * pathname.ctime -> time
+ *
+ * Returns the last change time, using directory information, not the file itself.
+ *
+ * See File.ctime.
*/
static VALUE
path_ctime(VALUE self)
@@ -358,7 +413,12 @@ path_ctime(VALUE self)
}
/*
- * See <tt>File.mtime</tt>. Returns last modification time.
+ * call-seq:
+ * pathname.mtime -> time
+ *
+ * Returns the last modified time of the file.
+ *
+ * See File.mtime.
*/
static VALUE
path_mtime(VALUE self)
@@ -367,7 +427,12 @@ path_mtime(VALUE self)
}
/*
- * See <tt>File.chmod</tt>. Changes permissions.
+ * call-seq:
+ * pathname.chmod -> integer
+ *
+ * Changes file permissions.
+ *
+ * See File.chmod.
*/
static VALUE
path_chmod(VALUE self, VALUE mode)
@@ -376,7 +441,12 @@ path_chmod(VALUE self, VALUE mode)
}
/*
- * See <tt>File.lchmod</tt>.
+ * call-seq:
+ * pathname.lchmod -> integer
+ *
+ * Same as Pathname.chmod, but does not follow symbolic links.
+ *
+ * See File.lchmod.
*/
static VALUE
path_lchmod(VALUE self, VALUE mode)
@@ -385,7 +455,12 @@ path_lchmod(VALUE self, VALUE mode)
}
/*
- * See <tt>File.chown</tt>. Change owner and group of file.
+ * call-seq:
+ * pathname.chown -> integer
+ *
+ * Change owner and group of the file.
+ *
+ * See File.chown.
*/
static VALUE
path_chown(VALUE self, VALUE owner, VALUE group)
@@ -394,7 +469,12 @@ path_chown(VALUE self, VALUE owner, VALUE group)
}
/*
- * See <tt>File.lchown</tt>.
+ * call-seq:
+ * pathname.lchown -> integer
+ *
+ * Same as Pathname.chown, but does not follow symbolic links.
+ *
+ * See File.lchown.
*/
static VALUE
path_lchown(VALUE self, VALUE owner, VALUE group)
@@ -407,8 +487,9 @@ path_lchown(VALUE self, VALUE owner, VALUE group)
* pathname.fnmatch(pattern, [flags]) -> string
* pathname.fnmatch?(pattern, [flags]) -> string
*
- * See <tt>File.fnmatch</tt>. Return +true+ if the receiver matches the given
- * pattern.
+ * Return +true+ if the receiver matches the given pattern.
+ *
+ * See File.fnmatch.
*/
static VALUE
path_fnmatch(int argc, VALUE *argv, VALUE self)
@@ -422,8 +503,12 @@ path_fnmatch(int argc, VALUE *argv, VALUE self)
}
/*
- * See <tt>File.ftype</tt>. Returns "type" of file ("file", "directory",
- * etc).
+ * call-seq:
+ * pathname.ftype -> string
+ *
+ * Returns "type" of file ("file", "directory", etc).
+ *
+ * See File.ftype.
*/
static VALUE
path_ftype(VALUE self)
@@ -435,7 +520,9 @@ path_ftype(VALUE self)
* call-seq:
* pathname.make_link(old)
*
- * See <tt>File.link</tt>. Creates a hard link at _pathname_.
+ * Creates a hard link at _pathname_.
+ *
+ * See File.link.
*/
static VALUE
path_make_link(VALUE self, VALUE old)
@@ -444,7 +531,9 @@ path_make_link(VALUE self, VALUE old)
}
/*
- * See <tt>File.open</tt>. Opens the file for reading or writing.
+ * Opens the file for reading or writing.
+ *
+ * See File.open.
*/
static VALUE
path_open(int argc, VALUE *argv, VALUE self)
@@ -463,7 +552,9 @@ path_open(int argc, VALUE *argv, VALUE self)
}
/*
- * See <tt>File.readlink</tt>. Read symbolic link.
+ * Read symbolic link.
+ *
+ * See File.readlink.
*/
static VALUE
path_readlink(VALUE self)
@@ -474,7 +565,9 @@ path_readlink(VALUE self)
}
/*
- * See <tt>File.rename</tt>. Rename the file.
+ * Rename the file.
+ *
+ * See File.rename.
*/
static VALUE
path_rename(VALUE self, VALUE to)
@@ -483,7 +576,9 @@ path_rename(VALUE self, VALUE to)
}
/*
- * See <tt>File.stat</tt>. Returns a <tt>File::Stat</tt> object.
+ * Returns a File::Stat object.
+ *
+ * See File.stat.
*/
static VALUE
path_stat(VALUE self)
@@ -492,7 +587,7 @@ path_stat(VALUE self)
}
/*
- * See <tt>File.lstat</tt>.
+ * See File.lstat.
*/
static VALUE
path_lstat(VALUE self)
@@ -504,7 +599,9 @@ path_lstat(VALUE self)
* call-seq:
* pathname.make_symlink(old)
*
- * See <tt>File.symlink</tt>. Creates a symbolic link.
+ * Creates a symbolic link.
+ *
+ * See File.symlink.
*/
static VALUE
path_make_symlink(VALUE self, VALUE old)
@@ -513,7 +610,9 @@ path_make_symlink(VALUE self, VALUE old)
}
/*
- * See <tt>File.truncate</tt>. Truncate the file to +length+ bytes.
+ * Truncates the file to +length+ bytes.
+ *
+ * See File.truncate.
*/
static VALUE
path_truncate(VALUE self, VALUE length)
@@ -522,7 +621,9 @@ path_truncate(VALUE self, VALUE length)
}
/*
- * See <tt>File.utime</tt>. Update the access and modification times.
+ * Update the access and modification times of the file.
+ *
+ * See File.utime.
*/
static VALUE
path_utime(VALUE self, VALUE atime, VALUE mtime)
@@ -531,7 +632,9 @@ path_utime(VALUE self, VALUE atime, VALUE mtime)
}
/*
- * See <tt>File.basename</tt>. Returns the last component of the path.
+ * Returns the last component of the path.
+ *
+ * See File.basename.
*/
static VALUE
path_basename(int argc, VALUE *argv, VALUE self)
@@ -546,7 +649,9 @@ path_basename(int argc, VALUE *argv, VALUE self)
}
/*
- * See <tt>File.dirname</tt>. Returns all but the last component of the path.
+ * Returns all but the last component of the path.
+ *
+ * See File.dirname.
*/
static VALUE
path_dirname(VALUE self)
@@ -557,7 +662,9 @@ path_dirname(VALUE self)
}
/*
- * See <tt>File.extname</tt>. Returns the file's extension.
+ * Returns the file's extension.
+ *
+ * See File.extname.
*/
static VALUE
path_extname(VALUE self)
@@ -567,7 +674,9 @@ path_extname(VALUE self)
}
/*
- * See <tt>File.expand_path</tt>.
+ * Returns the absolute path for the file.
+ *
+ * See File.expand_path.
*/
static VALUE
path_expand_path(int argc, VALUE *argv, VALUE self)
@@ -582,7 +691,9 @@ path_expand_path(int argc, VALUE *argv, VALUE self)
}
/*
- * See <tt>File.split</tt>. Returns the #dirname and the #basename in an Array.
+ * Returns the #dirname and the #basename in an Array.
+ *
+ * See File.split.
*/
static VALUE
path_split(VALUE self)
@@ -599,7 +710,7 @@ path_split(VALUE self)
}
/*
- * See <tt>FileTest.blockdev?</tt>.
+ * See FileTest.blockdev?.
*/
static VALUE
path_blockdev_p(VALUE self)
@@ -608,7 +719,7 @@ path_blockdev_p(VALUE self)
}
/*
- * See <tt>FileTest.chardev?</tt>.
+ * See FileTest.chardev?.
*/
static VALUE
path_chardev_p(VALUE self)
@@ -617,7 +728,7 @@ path_chardev_p(VALUE self)
}
/*
- * See <tt>FileTest.executable?</tt>.
+ * See FileTest.executable?.
*/
static VALUE
path_executable_p(VALUE self)
@@ -626,7 +737,7 @@ path_executable_p(VALUE self)
}
/*
- * See <tt>FileTest.executable_real?</tt>.
+ * See FileTest.executable_real?.
*/
static VALUE
path_executable_real_p(VALUE self)
@@ -635,7 +746,7 @@ path_executable_real_p(VALUE self)
}
/*
- * See <tt>FileTest.exist?</tt>.
+ * See FileTest.exist?.
*/
static VALUE
path_exist_p(VALUE self)
@@ -644,7 +755,7 @@ path_exist_p(VALUE self)
}
/*
- * See <tt>FileTest.grpowned?</tt>.
+ * See FileTest.grpowned?.
*/
static VALUE
path_grpowned_p(VALUE self)
@@ -653,7 +764,7 @@ path_grpowned_p(VALUE self)
}
/*
- * See <tt>FileTest.directory?</tt>.
+ * See FileTest.directory?.
*/
static VALUE
path_directory_p(VALUE self)
@@ -662,7 +773,7 @@ path_directory_p(VALUE self)
}
/*
- * See <tt>FileTest.file?</tt>.
+ * See FileTest.file?.
*/
static VALUE
path_file_p(VALUE self)
@@ -671,7 +782,7 @@ path_file_p(VALUE self)
}
/*
- * See <tt>FileTest.pipe?</tt>.
+ * See FileTest.pipe?.
*/
static VALUE
path_pipe_p(VALUE self)
@@ -680,7 +791,7 @@ path_pipe_p(VALUE self)
}
/*
- * See <tt>FileTest.socket?</tt>.
+ * See FileTest.socket?.
*/
static VALUE
path_socket_p(VALUE self)
@@ -689,7 +800,7 @@ path_socket_p(VALUE self)
}
/*
- * See <tt>FileTest.owned?</tt>.
+ * See FileTest.owned?.
*/
static VALUE
path_owned_p(VALUE self)
@@ -698,7 +809,7 @@ path_owned_p(VALUE self)
}
/*
- * See <tt>FileTest.readable?</tt>.
+ * See FileTest.readable?.
*/
static VALUE
path_readable_p(VALUE self)
@@ -707,7 +818,7 @@ path_readable_p(VALUE self)
}
/*
- * See <tt>FileTest.world_readable?</tt>.
+ * See FileTest.world_readable?.
*/
static VALUE
path_world_readable_p(VALUE self)
@@ -716,7 +827,7 @@ path_world_readable_p(VALUE self)
}
/*
- * See <tt>FileTest.readable_real?</tt>.
+ * See FileTest.readable_real?.
*/
static VALUE
path_readable_real_p(VALUE self)
@@ -725,7 +836,7 @@ path_readable_real_p(VALUE self)
}
/*
- * See <tt>FileTest.setuid?</tt>.
+ * See FileTest.setuid?.
*/
static VALUE
path_setuid_p(VALUE self)
@@ -734,7 +845,7 @@ path_setuid_p(VALUE self)
}
/*
- * See <tt>FileTest.setgid?</tt>.
+ * See FileTest.setgid?.
*/
static VALUE
path_setgid_p(VALUE self)
@@ -743,7 +854,7 @@ path_setgid_p(VALUE self)
}
/*
- * See <tt>FileTest.size</tt>.
+ * See FileTest.size.
*/
static VALUE
path_size(VALUE self)
@@ -752,7 +863,7 @@ path_size(VALUE self)
}
/*
- * See <tt>FileTest.size?</tt>.
+ * See FileTest.size?.
*/
static VALUE
path_size_p(VALUE self)
@@ -761,7 +872,7 @@ path_size_p(VALUE self)
}
/*
- * See <tt>FileTest.sticky?</tt>.
+ * See FileTest.sticky?.
*/
static VALUE
path_sticky_p(VALUE self)
@@ -770,7 +881,7 @@ path_sticky_p(VALUE self)
}
/*
- * See <tt>FileTest.symlink?</tt>.
+ * See FileTest.symlink?.
*/
static VALUE
path_symlink_p(VALUE self)
@@ -779,7 +890,7 @@ path_symlink_p(VALUE self)
}
/*
- * See <tt>FileTest.writable?</tt>.
+ * See FileTest.writable?.
*/
static VALUE
path_writable_p(VALUE self)
@@ -788,7 +899,7 @@ path_writable_p(VALUE self)
}
/*
- * See <tt>FileTest.world_writable?</tt>.
+ * See FileTest.world_writable?.
*/
static VALUE
path_world_writable_p(VALUE self)
@@ -797,7 +908,7 @@ path_world_writable_p(VALUE self)
}
/*
- * See <tt>FileTest.writable_real?</tt>.
+ * See FileTest.writable_real?.
*/
static VALUE
path_writable_real_p(VALUE self)
@@ -806,7 +917,7 @@ path_writable_real_p(VALUE self)
}
/*
- * See <tt>FileTest.zero?</tt>.
+ * See FileTest.zero?.
*/
static VALUE
path_zero_p(VALUE self)
@@ -821,7 +932,12 @@ glob_i(VALUE elt, VALUE klass, int argc, VALUE *argv)
}
/*
- * See <tt>Dir.glob</tt>. Returns or yields Pathname objects.
+ * Returns or yields Pathname objects.
+ *
+ * Pathname.glob("config/*.rb")
+ * #=> [#<Pathname:config/environment.rb>, #<Pathname:config/routes.rb>, ..]
+ *
+ * See Dir.glob.
*/
static VALUE
path_s_glob(int argc, VALUE *argv, VALUE klass)
@@ -848,7 +964,12 @@ path_s_glob(int argc, VALUE *argv, VALUE klass)
}
/*
- * See <tt>Dir.getwd</tt>. Returns the current working directory as a Pathname.
+ * Returns the current working directory as a Pathname.
+ *
+ * Pathname.getwd
+ * #=> #<Pathname:/home/zzak/projects/ruby>
+ *
+ * See Dir.getwd.
*/
static VALUE
path_s_getwd(VALUE klass)
@@ -862,13 +983,8 @@ path_s_getwd(VALUE klass)
* Return the entries (files and subdirectories) in the directory, each as a
* Pathname object.
*
- * The result contains just a filename which has no directory.
- *
- * The result may contain the current directory #<Pathname:.> and the parent
- * directory #<Pathname:..>.
- *
- * If you don't want #<Pathname:.> and #<Pathname:..> and
- * want directory, consider Pathname#children.
+ * The results contains just the names in the directory, without any trailing
+ * slashes or recursive look-up.
*
* pp Pathname.new('/usr/local').entries
* #=> [#<Pathname:share>,
@@ -883,6 +999,11 @@ path_s_getwd(VALUE klass)
* # #<Pathname:sbin>,
* # #<Pathname:src>]
*
+ * The result may contain the current directory <code>#<Pathname:.></code> and
+ * the parent directory <code>#<Pathname:..></code>.
+ *
+ * If you don't want +.+ and +..+ and
+ * want directories, consider Pathname#children.
*/
static VALUE
path_entries(VALUE self)
@@ -902,7 +1023,9 @@ path_entries(VALUE self)
}
/*
- * See <tt>Dir.mkdir</tt>. Create the referenced directory.
+ * Create the referenced directory.
+ *
+ * See Dir.mkdir.
*/
static VALUE
path_mkdir(int argc, VALUE *argv, VALUE self)
@@ -916,7 +1039,9 @@ path_mkdir(int argc, VALUE *argv, VALUE self)
}
/*
- * See <tt>Dir.rmdir</tt>. Remove the referenced directory.
+ * Remove the referenced directory.
+ *
+ * See Dir.rmdir.
*/
static VALUE
path_rmdir(VALUE self)
@@ -925,7 +1050,9 @@ path_rmdir(VALUE self)
}
/*
- * See <tt>Dir.open</tt>.
+ * Opens the referenced directory.
+ *
+ * See Dir.open.
*/
static VALUE
path_opendir(VALUE self)
@@ -943,10 +1070,8 @@ each_entry_i(VALUE elt, VALUE klass, int argc, VALUE *argv)
}
/*
- * Iterates over the entries (files and subdirectories) in the directory. It
- * yields a Pathname object for each entry.
- *
- * This method has available since 1.8.1.
+ * Iterates over the entries (files and subdirectories) in the directory,
+ * yielding a Pathname object for each entry.
*/
static VALUE
path_each_entry(VALUE self)
@@ -970,8 +1095,8 @@ unlink_rescue(VALUE str, VALUE errinfo)
}
/*
- * Removes a file or directory, using <tt>File.unlink</tt> or
- * <tt>Dir.unlink</tt> as necessary.
+ * Removes a file or directory, using File.unlink if +self+ is a file, or
+ * Dir.unlink as necessary.
*/
static VALUE
path_unlink(VALUE self)
@@ -982,9 +1107,7 @@ path_unlink(VALUE self)
}
/*
- * create a pathname object.
- *
- * This method is available since 1.8.5.
+ * Creates a new Pathname object.
*/
static VALUE
path_f_pathname(VALUE self, VALUE str)
@@ -993,24 +1116,26 @@ path_f_pathname(VALUE self, VALUE str)
}
/*
- * == Pathname
*
- * Pathname represents a pathname which locates a file in a filesystem.
- * The pathname depends on OS: Unix, Windows, etc.
- * Pathname library works with pathnames of local OS.
- * However non-Unix pathnames are supported experimentally.
+ * Pathname represents the name of a file or directory on the filesystem,
+ * but not the file itself.
+ *
+ * The pathname depends on the Operating System: Unix, Windows, etc.
+ * This library works with pathnames of local OS, however non-Unix pathnames
+ * are supported experimentally.
*
- * It does not represent the file itself.
* A Pathname can be relative or absolute. It's not until you try to
* reference the file that it even matters whether the file exists or not.
*
* Pathname is immutable. It has no method for destructive update.
*
- * The value of this class is to manipulate file path information in a neater
+ * The goal of this class is to manipulate file path information in a neater
* way than standard Ruby provides. The examples below demonstrate the
- * difference. *All* functionality from File, FileTest, and some from Dir and
- * FileUtils is included, in an unsurprising way. It is essentially a facade for
- * all of these, and more.
+ * difference.
+ *
+ * *All* functionality from File, FileTest, and some from Dir and FileUtils is
+ * included, in an unsurprising way. It is essentially a facade for all of
+ * these, and more.
*
* == Examples
*
@@ -1058,8 +1183,8 @@ path_f_pathname(VALUE self, VALUE str)
* === Core methods
*
* These methods are effectively manipulating a String, because that's
- * all a path is. Except for #mountpoint?, #children, #each_child,
- * #realdirpath and #realpath, they don't access the filesystem.
+ * all a path is. None of these access the file system except for
+ * #mountpoint?, #children, #each_child, #realdirpath and #realpath.
*
* - +
* - #join