#### 20.2.2 probe-file [Function]

`probe-file` pathspec ⇒ truename

#### Arguments and Values::

pathspec—a pathname designator.

truename—a physical pathname or nil.

#### Description::

probe-file tests whether a file exists.

probe-file returns false if there is no file named pathspec, and otherwise returns the truename of pathspec.

If the pathspec designator is an open stream, then probe-file produces the truename of its associated file.

If pathspec is a stream, whether open or closed, it is coerced to a pathname as if by the function pathname.

#### Affected By::

The host computer’s file system.

#### Exceptional Situations::

An error of type file-error is signaled if pathspec is wild.

An error of type file-error is signaled if the file system cannot perform the requested operation.

#### See Also::

truename , open , ensure-directories-exist , pathname,

logical-pathname,

File System Concepts, File Operations on Open and Closed Streams,

Pathnames as Filenames