# Reading files in a Dir

**URL:** <https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/reading-files-in-a-dir/136246>\
**Category:** Rails\
**Created:** [April 30, 2008, 3:09am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/reading-files-in-a-dir/136246 "2008-04-30T03:09:18Z")\
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**Author:** ![sithadmin](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/s/858c86/32.png) [@sithadmin](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/sithadmin)\
**Post date:** [April 30, 2008, 3:09am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/reading-files-in-a-dir/136246/1 "2008-04-30T03:09:18Z")

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Hello,  
How can I read files form a directory? I basically just want to print  
out a list of filenames in a particular directory.

Thanks,

- Jeff M.

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**Author:** ![sithadmin](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/s/858c86/32.png) [@sithadmin](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/sithadmin)\
**Post date:** [April 30, 2008, 3:21am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/reading-files-in-a-dir/136246/2 "2008-04-30T03:21:24Z")

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Use the built-in Dir class.

[http://ruby-doc.org/core/classes/Dir.html](http://ruby-doc.org/core/classes/Dir.html)

Check out the ‘entries’ method.

That should get you started.