Checking if a path exists

Can some1 pls answer me if there is any function of how to check if a path exists or not?

That is for example passing a function "/tmp" will show that it exists, however passign it "/gg" will fail if it does not exist....

Thanks

See if opendir() fails to open it - for directories
Or maybe fopen() for files.
Or use the fstat() function...

sorted it out... thx salem

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