> This isn't a C question, this is a linux question. > Actually, I considered it a C question because I was looking for a library function. Geoff's prompt reply helped me to find the place in act.other.c where stat is used, I then searched the MSVC docs and found stat.h, a quick perusal was all I needed. > ANSI C doesn't provide a function to do this: the functions i'm > going to describe are available on a system that has POSIX > or BSD4.3 functions available. > Okay, now I'm confused. Is stat() not an ANSI C function?!? And thanks for your examples, not exactly what I had in mind myself but maybe they will come in handy later. I'm a pack-rat when it comes to handy-dandy functions, something that's saved my bacon more than once :-) -FIRE __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Yahoo! Finance - Get real-time stock quotes http://finance.yahoo.com -- +---------------------------------------------------------------+ | FAQ: http://qsilver.queensu.ca/~fletchra/Circle/list-faq.html | | Archives: http://post.queensu.ca/listserv/wwwarch/circle.html | | Newbie List: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/circle-newbies/ | +---------------------------------------------------------------+
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