.TH ACCESS 2 .SH NAME access \- determine whether a file is accessible .SH SYNOPSIS .B int access(filename, mode) .br .B char *filename; .br .B char *mode; .fi .SH DESCRIPTION .I Access examines file with name \f2filename\f1 to determine if it is accessible according to the modes specified in the mode string \f2mode\f1. Valid characters in the mode string are \f3r\f1 (check for read access) \f3w\f1 (check for write access), \f3n\f1 (check to see if a new file can be created), and \f3o\f1 (check to see if file exists). If neither \f3r\f1 nor \f3w\f1 is specified, both are assumed. .SH SEE ALSO open(2), ckmode(3)