Joseph:
> >> What does everyone think of making File.size an instance method as
> >> well as a class method.  Similiar to how chmod works?
> 
> DT> Try f.stat.size
> 
> Yes that is what I am using.  Just curious if f.size might be a good
> idea.

This is somewhat discussed idea. Please see the threads starting at

 
http://blade.nagaokaut.ac.jp/cgi-bin/scat.rb/~poffice/mail/ruby-talk/738
3

and

 
http://blade.nagaokaut.ac.jp/cgi-bin/scat.rb/~poffice/mail/ruby-talk/282
9

and especially the thread starting at

  http://blade.nagaokaut.ac.jp/cgi-bin/scat.rb/ruby/ruby-talk/5254

I think, now rereading it, that we actually reached some state of common
understanding and were just considering what would be the best way to do
it. I wonder if it ever got into core Ruby or just faded away.

At least my ruby says:

ruby -v -e'puts File.new(".bashrc").methods.sort.include?("size")'
ruby 1.6.4 (2001-06-04) [i686-linux]
false

	- Aleksi


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