Go File Exist check

In Go, we can check if file exist using function Stat() from os package. The method will return true or false whether file exist or not.

Example of File check in Go

package main

import "fmt"
import "os"

func main() {

  if _, err := os.Stat("file-exists.go"); err == nil {
    fmt.Printf("File exists\n");  
  } else {
    fmt.Printf("File does not exist\n");  
  }
}

Output

File exists

Conclusion

In this page (written and validated by A. Gawali) you learned about Go File Exist check . What's Next? If you are interested in completing Go tutorial, your next topic will be learning about: Go File creation.

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