# File lib/simp/cli/commands/passgen.rb, line 116
  def self.get_names
    names = []
    begin
      Dir.chdir(@password_dir) do
          #File.ftype("#{@password_dir}/#{name}").eql?('file')
        names = Dir.glob('*').select do |x|
          File.file?(x) && (x !~ /\..+$/)  # exclude salt and backup files
        end
      end
    rescue SystemCallError => err
      raise "Error occurred while accessing '#{@password_dir}': #{err}"
    end
    names.sort
  end