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NAME

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

SYNOPSIS

       #include <allegro.h>

       int file_exists(const char *filename, int attrib, int *aret);

DESCRIPTION

       Checks whether a file matching  the  given  name  and  attributes  (see
       beginning  of  this  chapter) exists. If `aret' is not NULL, it will be
       set to the attributes of the matching file. Example:

          /* Check for a normal file. */
          if (file_exists("franken.dat", 0, NULL))
             allegro_message("It is alive!\n");

RETURN VALUE

       Returns non-zero if the file exists, or  zero  if  it  doesn't  or  the
       specified attributes mask it out.

SEE ALSO

       exists(3alleg), file_size_ex(3alleg), file_time(3alleg)