class Net::SFTP::Protocol::V04::Name

a directory listing.
method, which returns a string that can be used to display this item in
structure from previous protocol versions, this also exposes a #longname
For backwards compatibility with the format and interface of the Name
name, and attributes about the item, and the “longname”.
Represents a single named item on the remote server. This includes the

def directory?

Returns +true+ if the item is a directory. 
def directory?
  attributes.directory?
end

def file?

Returns +true+ if the item is a regular file. 
def file?
  attributes.file?
end

def initialize(name, attributes)

Create a new Name object with the given name and attributes. 
def initialize(name, attributes)
  @name, @attributes = name, attributes
end

def longname

used by the unix "ls" utility.
Returns a string representing this file, in a format similar to that 
def longname
  @longname ||= begin
    longname = if directory?
      "d"
    elsif symlink?
      "l"
    else
      "-"
    end
    longname << (attributes.permissions & 0400 != 0 ? "r" : "-")
    longname << (attributes.permissions & 0200 != 0 ? "w" : "-")
    longname << (attributes.permissions & 0100 != 0 ? "x" : "-")
    longname << (attributes.permissions & 0040 != 0 ? "r" : "-")
    longname << (attributes.permissions & 0020 != 0 ? "w" : "-")
    longname << (attributes.permissions & 0010 != 0 ? "x" : "-")
    longname << (attributes.permissions & 0004 != 0 ? "r" : "-")
    longname << (attributes.permissions & 0002 != 0 ? "w" : "-")
    longname << (attributes.permissions & 0001 != 0 ? "x" : "-")
    longname << (" %-8s %-8s %8d " % [attributes.owner, attributes.group, attributes.size])
    longname << Time.at(attributes.mtime).strftime("%b %e %H:%M ")
    longname << name
  end
end

def symlink?

Returns +true+ if the item is a symlink. 
def symlink?
  attributes.symlink?
end