# How to test if a file is existing and 'closed'?

**URL:** <https://discourse.julialang.org/t/how-to-test-if-a-file-is-existing-and-closed/14045>\
**Category:** General Usage\
**Created:** [August 25, 2018, 3:59pm UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/how-to-test-if-a-file-is-existing-and-closed/14045 "2018-08-25T15:59:52Z")\
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**Author:** ![lobingera](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/julialang/user_avatar/discourse.julialang.org/lobingera/32/211_2.png) [@lobingera](https://discourse.julialang.org/u/lobingera)\
**Post date:** [August 25, 2018, 6:12pm UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/how-to-test-if-a-file-is-existing-and-closed/14045/7 "2018-08-25T18:12:25Z")

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btw: That ‘tracing’ triggered my question here: [Testing GC and finalizers](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/testing-gc-and-finalizers/13814)

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