File exist

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-There are many ways to test if a file exists in Erlang. Here are some examples:+The function filelib:is_file/1 returns true if its argument refers to an existing file or directory. filelib:is_regular/1 more narrowly returns true on regular files.
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<code> <code>
-case filelib:is_regular(Name) of+assert_config(Filename) ->
-true ->+ true = filelib:is_regular(Filename).
- io:format("File exist.\n");+ 
-false ->+
- io:format("File dose not exist.\n")+
-end+
</code> </code>
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 +Generally you should assume that files exist, are readable, etc. -- and gracefully handle your failures. You'll have to do this second part ''anyway'', as e.g. a file can be deleted after assert_config/1 succeeds and before your read_config/1 tries to open it.
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The function filelib:is_file/1 returns true if its argument refers to an existing file or directory. filelib:is_regular/1 more narrowly returns true on regular files. 

assert_config(Filename) ->
    true = filelib:is_regular(Filename).

Generally you should assume that files exist, are readable, etc. -- and gracefully handle your failures. You'll have to do this second part anyway, as e.g. a file can be deleted after assert_config/1 succeeds and before your read_config/1 tries to open it.

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