diff --git a/DOC/dbase/pigpio.sqlite b/DOC/dbase/pigpio.sqlite
index c20cbe0..f24fd30 100644
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diff --git a/DOC/src/defs/examples.def b/DOC/src/defs/examples.def
index 5a54f92..637a82b 100644
--- a/DOC/src/defs/examples.def
+++ b/DOC/src/defs/examples.def
@@ -52,7 +52,7 @@ Examples of C pigpio programs.
 
 If your program is called foobar.c then build with
 
-gcc -Wall -pthread -o foobar foobar.c -lpigpio -lrt
+gcc -Wall -o foobar foobar.c -lpigpio
 
 ?3|freq_count_1|2014-08-20|Frequency Counter 1
 A program showing how to use the <a href="cif.html#gpioSetAlertFunc">gpioSetAlertFunc</a> function to set a callback for GPIO state changes.  A frequency count is generated for each monitored GPIO (frequencies up to 500kHz with a sample rate of 1&mu;s).
@@ -75,6 +75,9 @@ A program to display readings from the (I2C) PCF8591.
 ?3|pot_cap_charge_c|2014-03-14|Pot + Capacitor Recharge Timing
 Function to time capacitor charging (through a resistance).  The time can be used to estimate the resistance.
 
+?3|pps_c|2020-07-28|Pulse Per Second generator
+A program to generate a pulse on a GPIO every x seconds (1<=x<=60).  The pulse is synced with the wall time second boundary.
+
 ?3|rotary_encoder_c|2015-10-03|Rotary Encoder
 Function to decode a mechanical rotary encoder.
 
diff --git a/pigpio.c b/pigpio.c
index ff1fb5d..eb04fcd 100644
--- a/pigpio.c
+++ b/pigpio.c
@@ -13221,6 +13221,8 @@ int fileApprove(char *filename)
    buffer[0] = 0;
    match[0] = 0;
 
+   if (myPathBad(filename)) return PI_FILE_NONE;
+
    f = fopen("/opt/pigpio/access", "r");
 
    if (!f) return PI_FILE_NONE;