Re: How can I check if a file exists in gawk?

On 3/27/2008 11:27 AM, Boltar wrote:
> Hi
> 
> I'm writing an awk script that takes a path as a variable using -v. In
> the BEGIN section I need to parse
> this file using:
> 
> while(getline < path)
> {
> :
> :
> }

Why? There may be a better approach that doesn't involve getline.

> Problem is , if the file doesn't exist it just hangs. How can I check
> if the file exists in the first place?

See http://tinyurl.com/yn9ka9.

	Ed.