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.AP char *path in
Native name of the file to check the attributes of.
.AP int mode in
-Mask consisting of one or more of R_OK, W_OK, X_OK and F_OK. R_OK,
-W_OK and X_OK request checking whether the file exists and has read,
-write and execute permissions, respectively. F_OK just requests
-checking for the existence of the file.
+Mask consisting of one or more of \fBR_OK\fR, \fBW_OK\fR, \fBX_OK\fR and
+\fBF_OK\fR. \fBR_OK\fR, \fBW_OK\fR and \fBX_OK\fR request checking whether the
+file exists and has read, write and execute permissions, respectively.
+\fBF_OK\fR just requests a check for the existence of the file.
.AP "struct stat" *statPtr out
The structure that contains the result.
.BE
-
.SH DESCRIPTION
.PP
-As of Tcl 8.4, the object-based APIs \fBTcl_FSAccess\fR and
-\fBTcl_FSStat\fR should be used in preference to \fBTcl_Access\fR and
-\fBTcl_Stat\fR, wherever possible.
+As of Tcl 8.4, the object-based APIs \fBTcl_FSAccess\fR and \fBTcl_FSStat\fR
+should be used in preference to \fBTcl_Access\fR and \fBTcl_Stat\fR, wherever
+possible. Those functions also support Tcl's virtual filesystem layer, which
+these do not.
+.SS "OBSOLETE FUNCTIONS"
.PP
-There are two reasons for calling \fBTcl_Access\fR and \fBTcl_Stat\fR
-rather than calling system level functions \fBaccess\fR and \fBstat\fR
-directly. First, the Windows implementation of both functions fixes
-some bugs in the system level calls. Second, both \fBTcl_Access\fR
-and \fBTcl_Stat\fR (as well as \fBTcl_OpenFileChannelProc\fR) hook
-into a linked list of functions. This allows the possibility to reroute
-file access to alternative media or access methods.
+There are two reasons for calling \fBTcl_Access\fR and \fBTcl_Stat\fR rather
+than calling system level functions \fBaccess\fR and \fBstat\fR directly.
+First, the Windows implementation of both functions fixes some bugs in the
+system level calls. Second, both \fBTcl_Access\fR and \fBTcl_Stat\fR (as well
+as \fBTcl_OpenFileChannelProc\fR) hook into a linked list of functions. This
+allows the possibility to reroute file access to alternative media or access
+methods.
.PP
-\fBTcl_Access\fR checks whether the process would be allowed to read,
-write or test for existence of the file (or other file system object)
-whose name is pathname. If pathname is a symbolic link on Unix,
-then permissions of the file referred by this symbolic link are
-tested.
+\fBTcl_Access\fR checks whether the process would be allowed to read, write or
+test for existence of the file (or other file system object) whose name is
+\fIpath\fR. If \fIpath\fR is a symbolic link on Unix, then permissions of the
+file referred by this symbolic link are tested.
.PP
-On success (all requested permissions granted), zero is returned. On
-error (at least one bit in mode asked for a permission that is denied,
-or some other error occurred), -1 is returned.
+On success (all requested permissions granted), zero is returned. On error (at
+least one bit in mode asked for a permission that is denied, or some other
+error occurred), -1 is returned.
.PP
-\fBTcl_Stat\fR fills the stat structure \fIstatPtr\fR with information
-about the specified file. You do not need any access rights to the
-file to get this information but you need search rights to all
-directories named in the path leading to the file. The stat structure
-includes info regarding device, inode (always 0 on Windows),
-privilege mode, nlink (always 1 on Windows), user id (always 0 on
-Windows), group id (always 0 on Windows), rdev (same as device on
-Windows), size, last access time, last modification time, and creation
-time.
+\fBTcl_Stat\fR fills the stat structure \fIstatPtr\fR with information about
+the specified file. You do not need any access rights to the file to get this
+information but you need search rights to all directories named in the path
+leading to the file. The stat structure includes info regarding device, inode
+(always 0 on Windows), privilege mode, nlink (always 1 on Windows), user id
+(always 0 on Windows), group id (always 0 on Windows), rdev (same as device on
+Windows), size, last access time, last modification time, and creation time.
.PP
-If \fIpath\fR exists, \fBTcl_Stat\fR returns 0 and the stat structure
-is filled with data. Otherwise, -1 is returned, and no stat info is
-given.
-
+If \fIpath\fR exists, \fBTcl_Stat\fR returns 0 and the stat structure is
+filled with data. Otherwise, -1 is returned, and no stat info is given.
.SH KEYWORDS
stat, access
-
+.SH "SEE ALSO"
+Tcl_FSAccess(3), Tcl_FSStat(3)