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    <refnamediv>
        <refname>isfile</refname>
        <refpurpose>checks whether argument is an existing file</refpurpose>
    </refnamediv>
    <refsynopsisdiv>
        <title>Syntax</title>
        <synopsis>x = isfile(filenames)</synopsis>
    </refsynopsisdiv>
    <refsection>
        <title>Arguments</title>
        <variablelist>
            <varlistentry>
                <term>filenames</term>
                <listitem>
                    <para>a character string or a string matrix.</para>
                </listitem>
            </varlistentry>
            <varlistentry>
                <term>x</term>
                <listitem>
                    <para>
                        a matrix of boolean (<constant>%t</constant> if <varname>filenames</varname> are
                        existing files).
                    </para>
                </listitem>
            </varlistentry>
        </variablelist>
    </refsection>
    <refsection>
        <title>Description</title>
        <para>
            <code>x = isfile(filenames)</code> checks whether <varname>filenames</varname> is an existing file or not (a
            directory is not a file). See also <link linkend="isdir">isdir</link>.
        </para>
    </refsection>
    <refsection>
        <title>Examples</title>
        <programlisting role="example">
            filenames = ls(SCI)

            x = isfile(filenames)

            isfile(SCI + '/etc')
            isdir(SCI + '/etc')
        </programlisting>
    </refsection>
    <refsection role="see also">
        <title>See also</title>
        <simplelist type="inline">
            <member>
                <link linkend="fileinfo">fileinfo</link>
            </member>
            <member>
                <link linkend="isdir">isdir</link>
            </member>
        </simplelist>
    </refsection>
</refentry>
