# Exists - `Exists()` Validates files or directories. ```php v::exists()->validate(__FILE__); // true v::exists()->validate(__DIR__); // true ``` This validator will consider SplFileInfo instances, so you can do something like: ```php v::exists()->validate(new SplFileInfo('file.txt')); ``` ## Categorization - File system ## Changelog Version | Description --------|------------- 0.5.0 | Created *** See also: - [Directory](Directory.md) - [Executable](Executable.md) - [Extension](Extension.md) - [File](File.md) - [Image](Image.md) - [Mimetype](Mimetype.md) - [Readable](Readable.md) - [Size](Size.md) - [SymbolicLink](SymbolicLink.md) - [Uploaded](Uploaded.md) - [Writable](Writable.md)