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Include: <io.h>, <errno.h>
Syntax: int access( char *pathname, int mode );
mode: 00 (existence) 04 (read permission)
02 (write permission) 06 (read & write permission)
Returns: 0 if <pathname> has <mode>, or -1 if it does not have the
given mode or if it does not exist.
errno: EACCES, ENOENT
See also: chmod, fstat, open, stat
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