check if path is file C

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You can call the stat() function and use the S_ISREG() macro on the st_mode field of the stat structure in order to determine if your path points to a regular file:

#include <sys/types.h>
#include <sys/stat.h>
#include <unistd.h>

int is_regular_file(const char *path)
{
    struct stat path_stat;
    stat(path, &path_stat);
    return S_ISREG(path_stat.st_mode);
}

Note that there are other file types besides regular and directory, like devices, pipes, symbolic links, sockets, etc. You might want to take those into account.

from : Frédéric Hamidi (https://stackoverflow.com/questions/4553012/checking-if-a-file-is-a-directory-or-just-a-file)

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int isValidFile(char* path)
{
	FILE* checker = fopen(path, "r");
    if (checker)
    {
    	fclose(checker);
        return 1;
    }
    else
    {
    	return 0;
    }
}

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