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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(3alleg4), file_size_ex(3alleg4), file_time(3alleg4)