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| From | Ed Morton <mortonspam@gmail.com> |
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| Subject | Re: isexist(): filepath not exist/or file/or folder |
| Date | Mon, 31 Mar 2025 19:26:35 -0500 |
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On 3/31/2025 7:56 AM, digi_cs wrote: > Hi Everyone! > > Let me introduce isexist() function to those who work extensively with the file system while programming in gawk. This function provides a fast way to check whether a path exists and what it points to: a file or a folder. I haven't had a need for this personally but can't we already do that and more with the `stat` function from the `filefuncs` extension described at https://www.gnu.org/software/gawk/manual/gawk.html#Extension-Example? Ed.
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isexist(): filepath not exist/or file/or folder "digi_cs" <cosmogen@gmail.com> - 2025-03-31 15:56 +0300 Re: isexist(): filepath not exist/or file/or folder gazelle@shell.xmission.com (Kenny McCormack) - 2025-03-31 13:49 +0000 Re: isexist(): filepath not exist/or file/or folder Ed Morton <mortonspam@gmail.com> - 2025-03-31 19:26 -0500
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