Thread: Check if file is a directory

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    Check if file is a directory

    Hello.
    I'm having a small problem with a code i'm writing.
    I have to read all files in a directory, and, if i find a subdirectory, i have to enter and keep doing operations there.
    The problem is I don't know how to determine if the filename is a regular file or a directory.
    I am using a struct dirent structure, but i'm on a system which doesn't recognize d_type as a member of this structure.

    Any ideas?

    Thank you.

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    First you need to use stat() on your struct dirent variable. Then you can do S_ISDIR(statbuf.st_mode) to see if it's a directory.
    If you understand what you're doing, you're not learning anything.

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    Thank you. I didn't know about that.

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    You could also try access().

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