[Octave-bug-tracker] [bug #31037] exist() does not detect special files

[hydromer]

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                 Summary: exist() does not detect special files 
                 Project: GNU Octave
            Submitted by: hydromer
            Submitted on: mar 14 sep 2010 17:16:31 GMT
                Category: Libraries
                Severity: 3 - Normal
              Item Group: Incorrect Result
                  Status: None
             Assigned to: None
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             Open/Closed: Open
         Discussion Lock: Any
                 Release: 3.2.4
        Operating System: GNU/Linux

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Details:

Hello,

exist() does not detect special files : 


octave> exist('/dev/null')
ans = 0


The expected result is *2* because the documentation of exist() says :

Return [...] 2 if the name is an absolute file name [...]


(moreover it works in this way in matlab and freemat)

Thank you for your work.




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