[LC++]Distinguishing between a file and a directory

[Jack Lloyd]

Yes, because the argument to open(2) is the pathname, thus you can stat(2) it
and see what kind of file it is.

-J

On Thu, Jul 15, 2004 at 11:16:42AM -0700, Krishna Monian wrote:
> Hi All, 
> 
> Is there any way to distinguish whether a file being
> opened is an ordinary file or a directory using the
> information passed to the open system call?
> 
> Thanks
> Krishna
> 
> 
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