# How can I check if a file has been created?

**URL:** <https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/how-can-i-check-if-a-file-has-been-created/132645>\
**Category:** Rails\
**Created:** [March 22, 2008, 1:36pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/how-can-i-check-if-a-file-has-been-created/132645 "2008-03-22T13:36:27Z")\
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**Author:** ![captaffy](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/c/f04885/32.png) [@captaffy](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/captaffy)\
**Post date:** [March 22, 2008, 1:36pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/how-can-i-check-if-a-file-has-been-created/132645/1 "2008-03-22T13:36:27Z")

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I want to check if a pdf file has been created. How can I do that?

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**Author:** ![captaffy](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/c/f04885/32.png) [@captaffy](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/captaffy)\
**Post date:** [March 22, 2008, 2:08pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/how-can-i-check-if-a-file-has-been-created/132645/2 "2008-03-22T14:08:31Z")

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John S. wrote:

> I want to check if a pdf file has been created. How can I do that?

[http://www.ruby-doc.org/core/classes/File.html#M002579](http://www.ruby-doc.org/core/classes/File.html#M002579)