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)