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How to find Directory Existance

Hi All,

How can we found whether directory or/and file existed in linux filesystem . In shell script to check file existance : if[-f $fname] and Directory existance using if[-d $dname] . Than how can we check using system call, please specify the name.
Thanks
Allavarapu
Oct 17 '07 #1
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arne
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Hi All,

How can we found whether directory or/and file existed in linux filesystem . In shell script to check file existance : if[-f $fname] and Directory existance using if[-d $dname] . Than how can we check using system call, please specify the name.
Thanks
Allavarapu
Does stat(2) do what you need?

HTH,
arne
Oct 17 '07 #2
Hi arne
Thanks
divakar
Oct 18 '07 #3

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