1 files changed, 18 insertions, 6 deletions
diff --git a/src/nvim/os/fs.c b/src/nvim/os/fs.c
index 5eeb275701..e4776999e5 100644
--- a/src/nvim/os/fs.c
+++ b/src/nvim/os/fs.c
@@ -279,19 +279,31 @@ bool os_file_is_readonly(const char *name)
   return access(name, W_OK) != 0;
 }
 
+/// Check if a file is readable.
+///
+/// @return true if `name` is readable, otherwise false.
+bool os_file_is_readable(const char *name)
+  FUNC_ATTR_NONNULL_ALL FUNC_ATTR_WARN_UNUSED_RESULT
+{
+  uv_fs_t req;
+  int r = uv_fs_access(&fs_loop, &req, name, R_OK, NULL);
+  uv_fs_req_cleanup(&req);
+  return (r == 0);
+}
+
 /// Check if a file is writable.
 ///
 /// @return `0` if `name` is not writable,
 /// @return `1` if `name` is writable,
 /// @return `2` for a directory which we have rights to write into.
 int os_file_is_writable(const char *name)
-  FUNC_ATTR_NONNULL_ALL
+  FUNC_ATTR_NONNULL_ALL FUNC_ATTR_WARN_UNUSED_RESULT
 {
-  if (access(name, W_OK) == 0) {
-    if (os_isdir((char_u *)name)) {
-      return 2;
-    }
-    return 1;
+  uv_fs_t req;
+  int r = uv_fs_access(&fs_loop, &req, name, W_OK, NULL);
+  uv_fs_req_cleanup(&req);
+  if (r == 0) {
+    return os_isdir((char_u *)name) ? 2 : 1;
   }
   return 0;
 }