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To: 9fans@cse.psu.edu
Subject: Re: [9fans] chdir to mode 000 directory
Date: Thu,  3 Jun 2004 08:19:56 +0200
From: lucio@proxima.alt.za
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> Thank you.  My confusion is cleared now.  So when I want to
> check if a process can chdir to a directory, the following
> fragment is good enough?

I'm not sure.  When out of one's comfort zone, only testing can reveal
the truth.  The man pages, if read carefully, do reveal what happens,
but you should let the developers give their opinion.

If you're in a hurry, I should think stat(2) will supply the
information you need.

++L