Getting a list of the files in a directory

[Revision17]

Hi, I'm just starting out with ruby and I'm writing a script to rename
a bunch of files in a directory to a way I want them to be (just to
get more familiar). I've looked at the documentation for the file
class (http://www.rubycentral.com/book/ref_c_file.html), but I can't
seem to find the method I'd use to get all the names of files in a
directory. How can I do this?

Sorry about the ultra simplitic question.

 

[Jim Freeze]

Hi, I'm just starting out with ruby and I'm writing a script to rename
a bunch of files in a directory to a way I want them to be (just to
get more familiar). I've looked at the documentation for the file
class (http://www.rubycentral.com/book/ref_c_file.html), but I can't
seem to find the method I'd use to get all the names of files in a
directory. How can I do this?

The easy way is to use the glogging feature of Dir#[].
For example

files = Dir["*"]

To upcase all files in a directory, do:

Dir["*"].each { |file| `mv #{file} #{file.upcase}` }

for unix. It's similar for windows, but I don't have
a windows box to test it.

 

[Robert Klemme]

Hi, I'm just starting out with ruby and I'm writing a script to rename
a bunch of files in a directory to a way I want them to be (just to
get more familiar). I've looked at the documentation for the file
class (http://www.rubycentral.com/book/ref_c_file.html), but I can't
seem to find the method I'd use to get all the names of files in a
directory. How can I do this?

The easy way is to use the glogging feature of Dir#[].
For example

files = Dir["*"]

To upcase all files in a directory, do:

Dir["*"].each { |file| `mv #{file} #{file.upcase}` }

for unix. It's similar for windows, but I don't have
a windows box to test it.

Why not

Dir["*"].each { |file| File.rename( file, file.upcase ) }

?

robert

 

[Jim Freeze]

The easy way is to use the glogging feature of Dir#[].
For example

files = Dir["*"]

To upcase all files in a directory, do:

Dir["*"].each { |file| `mv #{file} #{file.upcase}` }

for unix. It's similar for windows, but I don't have
a windows box to test it.

Why not

Dir["*"].each { |file| File.rename( file, file.upcase ) }

That works to.

 

[Robert Klemme]

The easy way is to use the glogging feature of Dir#[].
For example

files = Dir["*"]

To upcase all files in a directory, do:

Dir["*"].each { |file| `mv #{file} #{file.upcase}` }

for unix. It's similar for windows, but I don't have
a windows box to test it.

Why not

Dir["*"].each { |file| File.rename( file, file.upcase ) }

That works to.

))

.... and it's portable!

robert