--- !ruby/object:RI::MethodDescription 
aliases: []

block_params: 
comment: 
- !ruby/struct:SM::Flow::P 
  body: Returns <tt>true</tt> if the named files are identical.
- !ruby/struct:SM::Flow::VERB 
  body: "    open(&quot;a&quot;, &quot;w&quot;) {}\n    p File.identical?(&quot;a&quot;, &quot;a&quot;)      #=&gt; true\n    p File.identical?(&quot;a&quot;, &quot;./a&quot;)    #=&gt; true\n    File.link(&quot;a&quot;, &quot;b&quot;)\n    p File.identical?(&quot;a&quot;, &quot;b&quot;)      #=&gt; true\n    File.symlink(&quot;a&quot;, &quot;c&quot;)\n    p File.identical?(&quot;a&quot;, &quot;c&quot;)      #=&gt; true\n    open(&quot;d&quot;, &quot;w&quot;) {}\n    p File.identical?(&quot;a&quot;, &quot;d&quot;)      #=&gt; false\n"
full_name: FileTest#identical?
is_singleton: false
name: identical?
params: |
  File.identical?(file_1, file_2)   =>  true or false

visibility: public
