Date: Sun, 28 Nov 1999 11:48:49 +0200 (IST)
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On Fri, 26 Nov 1999, Yong-Kiang Goh wrote:

> How do I check whether a file exists given its filename

You can use library functions `access', `stat', and `__file_exists'.
The latter is the fastest, but it is non-portable.  If you want
portability, use `access', it's much faster than `stat'.