swh@hpsmtc1.HP.COM (Steve Harrold) (09/09/88)
Do a stat() call to get existence and size of a file without actually trying to open() it.
chasm@killer.DALLAS.TX.US (Charles Marslett) (09/12/88)
In article <11470037@hpsmtc1.HP.COM>, swh@hpsmtc1.HP.COM (Steve Harrold) writes: > Do a stat() call to get existence and size of a file without actually trying > to open() it. But if you want to get the number of bytes it looks like it takes up (read as a Unix compatible text file) you have to actually read it since it is bigger on disk than in memory. Such are the problems associated with compatibility... Charles Marslett chasm@killer.dallas.tx.us