Hi,
you can check if the directory containing the file is writable, if it isn't
then you can't create a file.
Greetz
Peter


On 11/11/05, Peper <peper@aster.pl> wrote:
>
> Hello,
> How can i check whether i can create or overwrite a file?
>
> For example:
> If /etc/conf.d/net cannot be overwritten or created it return false.
>
> Overwriting test would be -w /etc/conf.d/net, but how can i check if i can
> create this file? I could check whether i can create new files
> in /etc/conf.d, but how can i get /etc/conf.d/ from /etc/conf.d/net ?
>
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> Best Regards,
> Peper
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