On my Windows XP system, this appears to work: class Dir def Dir.free_space dir = `dir` dir =~ /([0-9,]*)\sbytes free/ bytes_free = $1.delete(",") return bytes_free.to_i end end
puts Dir.free_space.to_s ---Michael B. -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Steve Tangsombatvisit Sent: April 13, 2007 5:26 PM To: wtr-general@rubyforge.org Subject: [Wtr-general] Finding out how much space remain on a drive? Hi folks, Is there a quick and easy way to find out how much disk space remains on a drive using Ruby, or how much space is currently being used? Thanks, Steve _______________________________________________ Wtr-general mailing list Wtr-general@rubyforge.org http://rubyforge.org/mailman/listinfo/wtr-general _______________________________________________ Wtr-general mailing list Wtr-general@rubyforge.org http://rubyforge.org/mailman/listinfo/wtr-general