'''file exists''' ''name''

Returns '''1''' if file ''name'' exists and the current user has search privileges for the directories leading to it, '''0''' otherwise.

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'''Q.''' ''What's the difference between '''file exists''' and '''[file isfile]'''?''

'''A.''' '''file exists''' returns true (1) for all existing directories and regular files.  '''[file isfile]''' returns true only for existing regular files.

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See also:

   * [file]
   * [file isfile]

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