NAME
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access – determine accessibility of file |
SYNOPSIS
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#include <u.h> #include <libc.h>
int access(char *name, int mode) |
DESCRIPTION
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Access evaluates the given file name for accessibility. If mode&4
is nonzero, read permission is expected; if mode&2, write permission;
if mode&1, execute permission. If mode==0, the file merely need
exist. In any case all directories leading to the file must permit
searches. Zero is returned if the desired access is
permitted, –1 if not. Only access for open is checked. A file may look executable, but exec(2) will fail unless it is in proper format. The include file defines AEXIST=0, AEXEC=1, AWRITE=2, and AREAD=4.
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SOURCE
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/sys/src/libc/9sys/access.c |
SEE ALSO
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stat(2) |
DIAGNOSTICS
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Sets errstr. |
BUGS
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Since file permissions are checked by the server and group information
is not known to the client, access must open the file to check
permissions. (It calls stat(2) to check simple existence.) |