Re: stat(); distinguishing between regular files and links

[Adam Glauser <adamglauser@xxxxxxxxxxxx>]

David Gibbs wrote:
> Adam Glauser wrote:
> > I don't see any way to tell if a stream file is a regular file, a link, 
> > or some sort of device file.  Can anyone recommend a good method to 
> > distinguish between the stream file types?
>
> You should be able to look at the mode parameter to determine the file type.
>
> http://publib.boulder.ibm.com/iseries/v5r1/ic2924/index.htm?info/apis/stat.htm
>
> That will tell you if the file is a block special file, character special file, directory, fifo, regular, symlink, socket, or native object.

Thanks David.  I wondered about that, but the description of the mode 
refers to the chmod() documentation, which (understandably) only lists 
the symbols related to setting permissions.  I guess I have to look at 
stat.h to find out more details.