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Asked: June 14, 20262026-06-14T14:52:43+00:00 2026-06-14T14:52:43+00:00

In Ruby, how can I check if a file exists using a wildcard? Apparently

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In Ruby, how can I check if a file exists using a wildcard?

Apparently this does not seem to work:

File.exists?("/folderOfFile/Filename*.ext")
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    2026-06-14T14:52:45+00:00Added an answer on June 14, 2026 at 2:52 pm

    Your wildcard would refer to a set of files, not a single file. You could use Dir::glob for this:

    !Dir.glob('/folderOfFile/Filename*.ext').empty?
    
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