:sig
bool file_exists(String path)

:params
path : the path name to be checked
return value : true if the file exists

:desc
Checks whether the file or path specified by 'path' exists.

:see
>sys

:related
**PHP:** `file_exists()` or `is_file()`
**JavaScript / Node.js:** Node `fs.existsSync()` or `fs.stat()`