# Strange diff in 2.1 boot.rb -- exist? vs exists? **URL:** \ **Category:** Rails\ **Created:** [June 6, 2008, 6:18am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/strange-diff-in-2-1-boot-rb-exist-vs-exists/139702 "2008-06-06T06:18:33Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 2\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![rubyfreak](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/r/e9c0ed/32.png) [@rubyfreak](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/rubyfreak)\ **Post date:** [June 6, 2008, 6:18am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/strange-diff-in-2-1-boot-rb-exist-vs-exists/139702/1 "2008-06-06T06:18:33Z")
I have a project that built in 2.0.2. I want to update to 2.1 so I built a 2.1 empty project and ran meld against the two files to diff and merge them. (by the way, I just fell in love with meld, finally a merge tool that works in my left brained head) anyway the 2.1 file has a line that says the following. load(preinitializer\_path) if File.exist?(preinitializer\_path) the 2.0.2 file is identical except is uses File.exists? with an “s” on the end of exist load(preinitializer\_path) if File.exists?(preinitializer\_path) As Cecil the sea sick, sea serpent would say “What the heck?” ---
**Author:** ![rubyfreak](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/r/e9c0ed/32.png) [@rubyfreak](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/rubyfreak)\ **Post date:** [June 6, 2008, 8:51am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/strange-diff-in-2-1-boot-rb-exist-vs-exists/139702/2 "2008-06-06T08:51:55Z")
On Jun 6, 5:17 am, Ruby F. [removed\_email\_address@domain.invalid](mailto:removed_email_address@domain.invalid) wrote: > anyway the 2.1 file has a line that says the following. > > load(preinitializer\_path) if File.exist?(preinitializer\_path) > > the 2.0.2 file is identical except is uses File.exists? with an “s” on > the end of exist > > load(preinitializer\_path) if File.exists?(preinitializer\_path) > > As Cecil the sea sick, sea serpent would say “What the heck?” File.exist? and File.exists? are identical in 1.8. File.exists? is deprecated in 1.9 Fred