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+require "#{File.dirname(__FILE__)}/../../../spec_helper"
+require "#{File.dirname(__FILE__)}/../fixtures/file_types"
+
+describe "File::Stat#ftype" do
+  before :all do
+    FileSpecs.configure_types
+  end
+
+  it "returns a String" do
+    FileSpecs.normal_file do |file|
+      File.lstat(file).ftype.should be_kind_of(String)
+    end
+  end
+
+  it "returns 'file' when the file is a file" do
+    FileSpecs.normal_file do |file|
+      File.lstat(file).ftype.should == 'file'
+    end
+  end
+
+  it "returns 'directory' when the file is a dir" do
+    FileSpecs.directory do |dir|
+      File.lstat(dir).ftype.should == 'directory'
+    end
+  end
+
+  platform_is_not :windows do
+    it "returns 'characterSpecial' when the file is a char"  do
+      FileSpecs.character_device do |char|
+        File.lstat(char).ftype.should == 'characterSpecial'
+      end
+    end
+  end
+
+  platform_is_not :freebsd do  # FreeBSD does not have block devices
+    with_block_device do
+      it "returns 'blockSpecial' when the file is a block" do
+        FileSpecs.block_device do |block|
+          File.lstat(block).ftype.should == 'blockSpecial'
+        end
+      end
+    end
+  end
+
+  platform_is_not :windows do
+    it "returns 'link' when the file is a link" do
+      FileSpecs.symlink do |link|
+        File.lstat(link).ftype.should == 'link'
+      end
+    end
+
+    it "returns fifo when the file is a fifo" do
+      FileSpecs.fifo do |fifo|
+        File.lstat(fifo).ftype.should == 'fifo'
+      end
+    end
+
+    # This will silently not execute the block if no socket
+    # can be found. However, if you are running X, there is
+    # a good chance that if nothing else, at least the X
+    # Server socket exists.
+    it "returns 'socket' when the file is a socket" do
+      FileSpecs.socket do |socket|
+        File.lstat(socket).ftype.should == 'socket'
+      end
+    end
+  end
+end