Date: Sun, 25 Jan 1998 11:26:36 +0200 (IST)
From: Eli Zaretskii <eliz AT is DOT elta DOT co DOT il>
To: Roger <xyzzy AT snafu DOT fubar>
cc: djgpp AT delorie DOT com
Subject: Re: access() in DJGPP and TC/BC
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On Fri, 23 Jan 1998, Roger wrote:

> I have open in front of me "POSIX Programmer's Guide" page 213
> which describes access(). Is the book is wrong?

No, it's not wrong.  `access' is portable, but the R_OK, W_OK
etc. macros aren't, AFAIK.

> access() and stat() are equally valid on a POSIX system.

They are both valid, but `stat' is better if you want the results to
be consistent on more systems.