Path: utzoo!mnetor!uunet!vsi!sullivan
From: sullivan@vsi.UUCP (Michael T Sullivan)
Newsgroups: comp.unix.wizards
Subject: Re: access(2) (was: Writing to A NON-Existing File in "C")
Message-ID: <594@vsi.UUCP>
Date: 22 Apr 88 20:46:32 GMT
References: <9654@jplgodo.UUCP> <14020033@hpisod2.HP.COM>
Organization: V-Systems, Inc. -- Santa Ana, CA
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On the one side you have people giving reasons not to use access() and
on the other you have people saying "but what's the harm".  Remember,
you can use system("ls filename > /tmp/snork") to determine whether a
file exists, it's just not the best/right way.  If you can't give an
reason any better than "what's the harm" (and the stat people give good
reasons not to) then just use access().

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