1# Exists
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3- `v::exists()`
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5Validates files or directories.
6
7```php
8v::exists()->validate(__FILE__); // true
9v::exists()->validate(__DIR__); // true
10```
11
12This validator will consider SplFileInfo instances, so you can do something like:
13
14```php
15v::exists()->validate(new \SplFileInfo($file));
16```
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18***
19See also:
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21  * [Directory](Directory.md)
22  * [Executable](Executable.md)
23  * [Extension](Extension.md)
24  * [File](File.md)
25  * [Mimetype](Mimetype.md)
26  * [Readable](Readable.md)
27  * [Size](Size.md)
28  * [SymbolicLink](SymbolicLink.md)
29  * [Uploaded](Uploaded.md)
30  * [Writable](Writable.md)
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