+sub vcs_file_exists {
+ my ($file) = @_;
+
+ my $exists;
+
+ my $vcs_used = vcs_exists();
+ return 0 if (!$vcs_used);
+
+ my $cmd = $VCS_cmds{"file_exists_cmd"};
+ $cmd =~ s/(\$\w+)/$1/eeg; # interpolate $cmd
+
+ $exists = &{$VCS_cmds{"execute_cmd"}}($cmd);
+
+ return $exists;
+}
+