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Re: IsReadableFileAtPath
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Re: IsReadableFileAtPath


  • Subject: Re: IsReadableFileAtPath
  • From: Nick Zitzmann <email@hidden>
  • Date: Mon, 1 Mar 2010 12:29:04 -0700

On Mar 1, 2010, at 12:20 PM, gMail.com wrote:

> I need to check whether a file or a symlink could be really copied.
> I have just seen that the Cocoa API isReadableFileAtPath traverses the
> symlink, so, in case the target file is not readable, my app doesn't copy
> the symlink, while the Finder can properly do. So my app does wrong.
>
> The question is:
> How can I understand whether a file or symlink can really be copied?

Maybe lstat() would better suit your needs?

Nick Zitzmann
<http://www.chronosnet.com/>

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