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fs.access docs inconsistency with files/directories #7110
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- Version: 6
The docs say:
fs.R_OK - File can be read by the calling process.
However, fs.accessSync('path/to/directory', fs.R_OK) will succeed if the path maps to a directory instead of a file. I don't know if this is the expected behavior of accessSync but at least there should be a clarification in the documentation. Currently the documentation reads like it would succeed only for files and not for directories.
See: https://nodejs.org/api/fs.html#fs_fs_access_path_mode_callback
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cjihrig commentedon Jun 2, 2016
Documentation PRs are welcome :-)
cpojer commentedon Jun 2, 2016
It makes sense first to figure out whether the intent of access is to work on directories and files the same.
cjihrig commentedon Jun 2, 2016
The intent is to work the same.
lance commentedon Jun 2, 2016
Presumably, that's the intent for all modes, correct?
doc: clarify fs.access works on directories too.