chef

https://github.com/opscode/chef

Ruby

A systems integration framework, built to bring the benefits of configuration management to your entire infrastructure.

Chef::ChefFS::FilePattern#could_match_children?

Reports whether this pattern could match children of <tt>path</tt>.
If the pattern doesn't match the path up to this point or
if it matches and doesn't allow further children, this will
return <tt>false</tt>.

==== Attributes

* +path+ - a path to check

==== Examples

  abc/def.could_match_children?('abc') == true
  abc.could_match_children?('abc') == false
  abc/def.could_match_children?('x') == false
  a**z.could_match_children?('ab/cd') == true

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Edit

git clone [email protected]:opscode/chef.git

cd chef

open lib/chef/chef_fs/file_pattern.rb

Contribute

# Make a new branch

git checkout -b -your-name--update-docs-Chef--ChefFS--FilePattern-could_match_children--for-pr

# Commit to git

git add lib/chef/chef_fs/file_pattern.rbgit commit -m "better docs for Chef::ChefFS::FilePattern#could_match_children?"

# Open pull request

gem install hub # on a mac you can `brew install hub`

hub fork

git push <your name> -your-name--update-docs-Chef--ChefFS--FilePattern-could_match_children--for-pr

hub pull-request

# Celebrate!