Re: Test if file exists

[Yuji Yamano]

[EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:

> If "chmod u=u" works everywhere, I don't even need to test which
> system I'm on.  This would be cool.

It works on NetBSD 1.5_ALPHA. I'll try it on Solaris 2.4 and 
NetBSD 1.4 at tomorrow morning.

Pete Forman <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:

> However chmod updates the ctime of the file being tested.  I regard
> this as unacceptable.  Reading a file should not have any writing side
> effects.

I agree.

-- 
Yuji Yamano