1ACCESS(3F)                                                          ACCESS(3F)
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NAME

6       access - determine accessibility of a file
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SYNOPSIS

9       integer function access (name, mode)
10       character*(*) name, mode
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DESCRIPTION

13       Access  checks  the given file, name, for accessibility with respect to
14       the caller according to mode.  Mode may include in any order and in any
15       combination one or more of:
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17                    r      test for read permission
18                    w      test for write permission
19                    x      test for execute permission
20                 (blank)   test for existence
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22       An error code is returned if either argument is illegal, or if the file
23       cannot be accessed in all of the specified modes.  0 is returned if the
24       specified access would be successful.
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FILES

27       /usr/lib/libU77.a
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SEE ALSO

30       access(2), perror(3F)
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BUGS

33       Pathnames can be no longer than MAXPATHLEN as defined in <sys/param.h>.
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374.2 Berkeley Distribution        May 27, 1986                       ACCESS(3F)