# Re: ruby-ftp - directory vs file?

**URL:** <https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/re-ruby-ftp-directory-vs-file/139550>\
**Category:** Ruby\
**Created:** [June 4, 2008, 11:03pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/re-ruby-ftp-directory-vs-file/139550 "2008-06-04T23:03:11Z")\
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**Author:** ![McLaughlinS\_James\_T](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/m/f04885/32.png) [@McLaughlinS\_James\_T](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/McLaughlinS_James_T)\
**Post date:** [June 4, 2008, 11:03pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/re-ruby-ftp-directory-vs-file/139550/1 "2008-06-04T23:03:11Z")

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Here is the info:

Address: 209.128.121.112

The user account is saic, the password is What@pain2

Jamie McLaughlin  
SAIC  
Office: 703-292-6307  
Mobile: 571-263-2528

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Subject: ruby-ftp - directory vs file?

How do I find out whether “foobar” is a remote directory, or a remote  
file?

## I don’t seem to find any trivial way to check this. Has this maybe been forgotten?

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**Author:** ![McLaughlinS\_James\_T](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/m/f04885/32.png) [@McLaughlinS\_James\_T](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/McLaughlinS_James_T)\
**Post date:** [June 4, 2008, 11:39pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/re-ruby-ftp-directory-vs-file/139550/2 "2008-06-04T23:39:04Z")

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Change the password. Now.

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Phillip G.  
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