How do I get a listing of only files using Dir.glob?

Question

How can I return a list of only the files, not directories, in a specified directory?

I have my_list = Dir.glob(script_path.join("*"))

This returns everything in the directory,including subdirectories. I searched but haven't been able to find the answer.

Answer 1

In addition to Mark's answer, Dir.entries will give back directories. If you just want the files, you can test each entry to see if it's a file or a directory, by using file?.

Dir.entries('/home/theiv').select { |f| File.file?(f) } 

Replace /home/theiv with whatever directory you want to look for files in.

Also, have a look at File. It provides a bunch of tests and properties you can retrieve about files.

Answer 2

Dir.glob('*').select { |fn| File.file?(fn) }