Re: Native file exist check

[Neil R. Ormos]

Neil R. Ormos wrote:
> Peng Yu wrote:
> 
> > https://stackoverflow.com/questions/29284472/awk-check-file-exists
> >
> > The following solution is shown above. But getline could potentially
> > read too much (for example processing a binary file in which a line
> > can be very long). [...]
> 
> Consider whether setting RS to "." resolves the concern that getline might 
> read "too much".
> 
>   <https://www.gnu.org/software/gawk/manual/gawk.html#gawk-split-records>
> 

CORRECTION:  Consider whether setting RS to ".." resolves the concern that 
getline might read "too much".

At least for gawk.