Return The Device Name

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        This will return the name of the device on which the file resides on ...

class File::Stat
  class << self
    def device_name(file)
      Dir['/dev/*'].inject({}) { |h, v|
        h.update(File.stat(v).rdev => v)
      }.values_at(File.stat(file).dev).first || nil
    end
  end
end

Simple use-case:

(main):001:0> File::Stat.device_name('/etc/resolv.conf')
=> "/dev/sda3"

Please note that this code may not be portable enough as it relies on the content of /dev.     

Tags:
• Device
• Linux
• name
• Ruby
• stat