# 'net/ftp' File.exist?

**URL:** <https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/net-ftp-file-exist/131920>\
**Category:** Ruby\
**Created:** [March 14, 2008, 1:03pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/net-ftp-file-exist/131920 "2008-03-14T13:03:22Z")\
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**Author:** ![Mhalcon](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/m/bcef8e/32.png) [@Mhalcon](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/Mhalcon)\
**Post date:** [March 14, 2008, 1:03pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/net-ftp-file-exist/131920/1 "2008-03-14T13:03:22Z")

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Como puedo saber si existe un archivo en un hosts remoto via ftp ???

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**Author:** ![Mhalcon](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/m/bcef8e/32.png) [@Mhalcon](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/Mhalcon)\
**Post date:** [March 14, 2008, 4:29pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/net-ftp-file-exist/131920/2 "2008-03-14T16:29:35Z")

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Mhalcon wrote:

> Como puedo saber si existe un archivo en un hosts remoto via ftp ???

ftp.chdir(folder)  
p “file existe” if not ftp.nlst(filename).empty?

-r.

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**Author:** ![Mhalcon](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/m/bcef8e/32.png) [@Mhalcon](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/Mhalcon)\
**Post date:** [March 14, 2008, 6:34pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/net-ftp-file-exist/131920/3 "2008-03-14T18:34:14Z")

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Tank’s