OS call to get file size

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dos.library/Examine

See dos/dos.h 'struct FileInfoBlock', fib_Size holds the size.

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@DariusB

I left that method out for a reason: It's ultraslow with ffs and large files. It should be avoided.

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@Castellen

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#include <sys/stat.h>
#include <stdio.h>

  struct stat stat_info;

  if (lstat(&quot;filename&quot;, &stat_info) != -1)
  {
    printf(&quot;The file is %d bytes in size\n&quot;, stat_info.st_size);
  }
  else
  {
    perror(&quot;lstat&quot;);
  }