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 This needs to be compiled with the gio-2.0 package: valac --pkg gio-2.0 check_that_file_exists.vala
 <lang vala>int main (string[] args) {
-    string[] files = {"input.txt", "docs",
+    string[] files = {"input.txt", "docs", Path.DIR_SEPARATOR_S + "input.txt", Path.DIR_SEPARATOR_S + "docs"};
-    Path.DIR_SEPARATOR_S + "input.txt", Path.DIR_SEPARATOR_S + "docs"};
     foreach (string f in files) {
         var file = File.new_for_path (f);
         print ("%s exists: %s\n", f, file.query_exists ().to_string ());
+    }
+    return 0;
+}</lang>
+A more complete version which informs whether the existing file is a regular file or a directory
+<lang vala>int main (string[] args) {
+    string[] files = {"input.txt", "docs", Path.DIR_SEPARATOR_S + "input.txt", Path.DIR_SEPARATOR_S + "docs"};
+    foreach (string f in files) {
+        var file = File.new_for_path (f);
+        var exists = file.query_exists ();
+        var name = "";
+        if (!exists) {
+            print ("%s does not exist\n", f);
+        } else {
+            var type = file.query_file_type (FileQueryInfoFlags.NOFOLLOW_SYMLINKS);
+            if (type == 1) {
+                name = "file";
+            } else if (type == 2) {
+                name = "directory";
+            }
+            print ("%s %s exists\n", name, f);
+        }
     }
     return 0;