# Re: Dir.bitbucket?

**URL:** <https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/re-dir-bitbucket/65951>\
**Category:** Ruby\
**Created:** [August 22, 2006, 4:58pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/re-dir-bitbucket/65951 "2006-08-22T16:58:35Z")\
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**Author:** ![BergerS\_Daniel](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/b/bc8723/32.png) [@BergerS\_Daniel](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/BergerS_Daniel)\
**Post date:** [August 22, 2006, 4:58pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/re-dir-bitbucket/65951/1 "2006-08-22T16:58:35Z")

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> Hal F. wrote in [ruby-talk:209823]:
> 
> > > Agreed. File would be a better location for the it.
> > 
> > Or even IO perhaps?
> 
> IO isn’t always associated with a certain path.
> 
> I’d prefer File.null.

That’s fine with me. If we’re going to keep it pure Ruby, perhaps we  
could put this in FileUtils?

Thanks,

Dan

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**Author:** ![BergerS\_Daniel](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/b/bc8723/32.png) [@BergerS\_Daniel](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/BergerS_Daniel)\
**Post date:** [August 22, 2006, 6:22pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/re-dir-bitbucket/65951/2 "2006-08-22T18:22:46Z")

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Hi,

At Tue, 22 Aug 2006 23:56:47 +0900,  
Berger, Daniel wrote in [ruby-talk:209874]:

> could put this in FileUtils?  
> In pure Ruby, Pathname might be the best.