Opens the stream, reads and returns some or all of its content, and closes the stream; returns nil if no bytes were read.
When called from class IO (but not subclasses of IO), this method has potential security vulnerabilities if called with untrusted input; see Command Injection.
The first argument must be a string that is the path to a file.
With only argument path given, reads in text mode and returns the entire content of the file at the given path:
IO.read('t.txt') # => "First line\nSecond line\n\nThird line\nFourth line\n"
On Windows, text mode can terminate reading and leave bytes in the file unread when encountering certain special bytes. Consider using IO.binread if all bytes in the file should be read.
With argument length, returns length bytes if available:
IO.read('t.txt', 7) # => "First l" IO.read('t.txt', 700) # => "First line\r\nSecond line\r\n\r\nFourth line\r\nFifth line\r\n"
With arguments length and offset, returns length bytes if available, beginning at the given offset:
IO.read('t.txt', 10, 2) # => "rst line\nS" IO.read('t.txt', 10, 200) # => nil
Optional keyword arguments opts specify:
Encoding options.
Behaves like IO.read, except that the stream is opened in binary mode with ASCII-8BIT encoding.
When called from class IO (but not subclasses of IO), this method has potential security vulnerabilities if called with untrusted input; see Command Injection.
Reassociates the stream with another stream, which may be of a different class. This method may be used to redirect an existing stream to a new destination.
With argument other_io given, reassociates with that stream:
# Redirect $stdin from a file. f = File.open('t.txt') $stdin.reopen(f) f.close # Redirect $stdout to a file. f = File.open('t.tmp', 'w') $stdout.reopen(f) f.close
With argument path given, reassociates with a new stream to that file path:
$stdin.reopen('t.txt') $stdout.reopen('t.tmp', 'w')
Optional keyword arguments opts specify:
Encoding options.
Behaves like IO#readpartial, except that it uses low-level system functions.
This method should not be used with other stream-reader methods.
Behaves like IO#readpartial, except that it:
Reads at the given offset (in bytes).
Disregards, and does not modify, the stream’s position (see Position).
Bypasses any user space buffering in the stream.
Because this method does not disturb the stream’s state (its position, in particular), pread allows multiple threads and processes to use the same IO object for reading at various offsets.
f = File.open('t.txt') f.read # => "First line\nSecond line\n\nFourth line\nFifth line\n" f.pos # => 52 # Read 12 bytes at offset 0. f.pread(12, 0) # => "First line\n" # Read 9 bytes at offset 8. f.pread(9, 8) # => "ne\nSecon" f.close
Not available on some platforms.
Reads and returns all remaining line from the stream; does not modify $_. See Line IO.
With no arguments given, returns lines as determined by line separator $/, or nil if none:
f = File.new('t.txt') f.readlines # => ["First line\n", "Second line\n", "\n", "Fourth line\n", "Fifth line\n"] f.readlines # => [] f.close
With only string argument sep given, returns lines as determined by line separator sep, or nil if none; see Line Separator:
f = File.new('t.txt') f.readlines('li') # => ["First li", "ne\nSecond li", "ne\n\nFourth li", "ne\nFifth li", "ne\n"] f.close
The two special values for sep are honored:
f = File.new('t.txt') # Get all into one string. f.readlines(nil) # => ["First line\nSecond line\n\nFourth line\nFifth line\n"] # Get paragraphs (up to two line separators). f.rewind f.readlines('') # => ["First line\nSecond line\n\n", "Fourth line\nFifth line\n"] f.close
With only integer argument limit given, limits the number of bytes in each line; see Line Limit:
f = File.new('t.txt') f.readlines(8) # => ["First li", "ne\n", "Second l", "ine\n", "\n", "Fourth l", "ine\n", "Fifth li", "ne\n"] f.close
With arguments sep and limit given, combines the two behaviors:
Returns lines as determined by line separator sep.
But returns no more bytes in a line than are allowed by the limit.
Optional keyword argument chomp specifies whether line separators are to be omitted:
f = File.new('t.txt') f.readlines(chomp: true) # => ["First line", "Second line", "", "Fourth line", "Fifth line"] f.close
Reads up to maxlen bytes from the stream; returns a string (either a new string or the given out_string). Its encoding is:
The unchanged encoding of out_string, if out_string is given.
ASCII-8BIT, otherwise.
Contains maxlen bytes from the stream, if available.
Otherwise contains all available bytes, if any available.
Otherwise is an empty string.
With the single non-negative integer argument maxlen given, returns a new string:
f = File.new('t.txt') f.readpartial(20) # => "First line\nSecond l" f.readpartial(20) # => "ine\n\nFourth line\n" f.readpartial(20) # => "Fifth line\n" f.readpartial(20) # Raises EOFError. f.close
With both argument maxlen and string argument out_string given, returns modified out_string:
f = File.new('t.txt') s = 'foo' f.readpartial(20, s) # => "First line\nSecond l" s = 'bar' f.readpartial(0, s) # => "" f.close
This method is useful for a stream such as a pipe, a socket, or a tty. It blocks only when no data is immediately available. This means that it blocks only when all of the following are true:
The byte buffer in the stream is empty.
The content of the stream is empty.
The stream is not at EOF.
When blocked, the method waits for either more data or EOF on the stream:
If more data is read, the method returns the data.
If EOF is reached, the method raises EOFError.
When not blocked, the method responds immediately:
Returns data from the buffer if there is any.
Otherwise returns data from the stream if there is any.
Otherwise raises EOFError if the stream has reached EOF.
Note that this method is similar to sysread. The differences are:
If the byte buffer is not empty, read from the byte buffer instead of “sysread for buffered IO (IOError)”.
It doesn’t cause Errno::EWOULDBLOCK and Errno::EINTR. When readpartial meets EWOULDBLOCK and EINTR by read system call, readpartial retries the system call.
The latter means that readpartial is non-blocking-flag insensitive. It blocks on the situation IO#sysread causes Errno::EWOULDBLOCK as if the fd is blocking mode.
Examples:
# # Returned Buffer Content Pipe Content r, w = IO.pipe # w << 'abc' # "" "abc". r.readpartial(4096) # => "abc" "" "" r.readpartial(4096) # (Blocks because buffer and pipe are empty.) # # Returned Buffer Content Pipe Content r, w = IO.pipe # w << 'abc' # "" "abc" w.close # "" "abc" EOF r.readpartial(4096) # => "abc" "" EOF r.readpartial(4096) # raises EOFError # # Returned Buffer Content Pipe Content r, w = IO.pipe # w << "abc\ndef\n" # "" "abc\ndef\n" r.gets # => "abc\n" "def\n" "" w << "ghi\n" # "def\n" "ghi\n" r.readpartial(4096) # => "def\n" "" "ghi\n" r.readpartial(4096) # => "ghi\n" "" ""
Reads bytes from the stream; the stream must be opened for reading (see Access Modes):
If maxlen is nil, reads all bytes using the stream’s data mode.
Otherwise reads up to maxlen bytes in binary mode.
Returns a string (either a new string or the given out_string) containing the bytes read. The encoding of the string depends on both maxLen and out_string:
maxlen is nil: uses internal encoding of self (regardless of whether out_string was given).
maxlen not nil:
out_string given: encoding of out_string not modified.
out_string not given: ASCII-8BIT is used.
Without Argument out_string
When argument out_string is omitted, the returned value is a new string:
f = File.new('t.txt') f.read # => "First line\nSecond line\n\nFourth line\nFifth line\n" f.rewind f.read(30) # => "First line\r\nSecond line\r\n\r\nFou" f.read(30) # => "rth line\r\nFifth line\r\n" f.read(30) # => nil f.close
If maxlen is zero, returns an empty string.
With Argument out_string
When argument out_string is given, the returned value is out_string, whose content is replaced:
f = File.new('t.txt') s = 'foo' # => "foo" f.read(nil, s) # => "First line\nSecond line\n\nFourth line\nFifth line\n" s # => "First line\nSecond line\n\nFourth line\nFifth line\n" f.rewind s = 'bar' f.read(30, s) # => "First line\r\nSecond line\r\n\r\nFou" s # => "First line\r\nSecond line\r\n\r\nFou" s = 'baz' f.read(30, s) # => "rth line\r\nFifth line\r\n" s # => "rth line\r\nFifth line\r\n" s = 'bat' f.read(30, s) # => nil s # => "" f.close
Note that this method behaves like the fread() function in C. This means it retries to invoke read(2) system calls to read data with the specified maxlen (or until EOF).
This behavior is preserved even if the stream is in non-blocking mode. (This method is non-blocking-flag insensitive as other methods.)
If you need the behavior like a single read(2) system call, consider readpartial, read_nonblock, and sysread.
Related: IO#write.
Reads and returns the next 1-character string from the stream; raises EOFError if already at end-of-stream. See Character IO.
f = File.open('t.txt') f.readchar # => "F" f.close f = File.open('t.rus') f.readchar.ord # => 1090 f.close
Reads and returns the next byte (in range 0..255) from the stream; raises EOFError if already at end-of-stream. See Byte IO.
f = File.open('t.txt') f.readbyte # => 70 f.close f = File.open('t.rus') f.readbyte # => 209 f.close
Related: IO#getbyte (will not raise EOFError).
Repositions the stream to its beginning, setting both the position and the line number to zero; see Position and Line Number:
f = File.open('t.txt') f.tell # => 0 f.lineno # => 0 f.gets # => "First line\n" f.tell # => 12 f.lineno # => 1 f.rewind # => 0 f.tell # => 0 f.lineno # => 0 f.close
Note that this method cannot be used with streams such as pipes, ttys, and sockets.
Sets the stream’s data mode as binary (see Data Mode).
A stream’s data mode may not be changed from binary to text.
Returns true if the stream is on binary mode, false otherwise. See Data Mode.
Reads a line as with IO#gets, but raises EOFError if already at end-of-stream.
Optional keyword argument chomp specifies whether line separators are to be omitted.
Returns true if object is an element of self, false otherwise:
(1..4).include?(2) # => true (1..4).include?(5) # => false (1..4).include?(4) # => true (1...4).include?(4) # => false ('a'..'d').include?('b') # => true ('a'..'d').include?('e') # => false ('a'..'d').include?('B') # => false ('a'..'d').include?('d') # => true ('a'...'d').include?('d') # => false
If begin and end are numeric, include? behaves like cover?
(1..3).include?(1.5) # => true (1..3).cover?(1.5) # => true
But when not numeric, the two methods may differ:
('a'..'d').include?('cc') # => false ('a'..'d').cover?('cc') # => true
Related: Range#cover?.
Returns true if the set contains no elements.
Replaces the contents of the set with the contents of the given enumerable object and returns self.
set = Set[1, 'c', :s] #=> #<Set: {1, "c", :s}> set.replace([1, 2]) #=> #<Set: {1, 2}> set #=> #<Set: {1, 2}>
Equivalent to Set#delete_if, but returns nil if no changes were made. Returns an enumerator if no block is given.
Resets the internal state after modification to existing elements and returns self.
Elements will be reindexed and deduplicated.
Returns the member names of the Struct descendant as an array:
Customer = Struct.new(:name, :address, :zip) Customer.members # => [:name, :address, :zip]
Returns the member names from self as an array:
Customer = Struct.new(:name, :address, :zip) Customer.new.members # => [:name, :address, :zip]
Related: to_a.
Returns true if self is :'', false otherwise.