fileExists

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Tests whether a given file path exists

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C existence file files filesystem POSIX 
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#include <errno.h>
#include <sys/stat.h>

/* Returns 1 if the file exists, 0 if it doesn't, and -1 on error */
int fileExists(const char* path) {
 return lstat(path, NULL) == 0 ? 1 : errno == ENOENT ? 0 : -1;
}