How do I check whether a file I'm opening is a block device or charachter device?

Question

Is there a function in c that checks whether a file is a block device or charachter device?

Thanks!

Answer 1

You're probably looking for lstat, if you're under linux:

http://linux.die.net/man/2/lstat

You should have access to the macros S_ISCHR and S_ISBLK.