1file_exists(3)                  Allegro manual                  file_exists(3)
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NAME

6       file_exists - Tells if a file exists. Allegro game programming library.
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SYNOPSIS

9       #include <allegro.h>
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12       int file_exists(const char *filename, int attrib, int *aret);
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DESCRIPTION

15       Checks  whether  a  file  matching  the  given name and attributes (see
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RETURN VALUE

24       Returns non-zero if the file exists, or zero if it doesn't or the spec‐
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SEE ALSO

29       exists(3), file_size_ex(3), file_time(3)
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