basedir = "."
contains = Dir.new(basedir).entries
puts contains
Source:
http://www.wellho.net/resources/ex.php4?item=r106/afid.rb
This was the winning code:
path="/some/path"
if File.exists?(path) && File.directory?(path)
puts "yeeha"
else
puts "bummer"
end
from this source http://www.ruby-forum.com/topic/135748