1 files changed, 18 insertions, 2 deletions
diff --git a/src/shell.c.in b/src/shell.c.in
index 78a80da3e..ee0bc82be 100644
--- a/src/shell.c.in
+++ b/src/shell.c.in
@@ -624,6 +624,21 @@ static int strlenChar(const char *z){
 }
 
 /*
+** Return true if zFile does not exist or if it is not an ordinary file.
+*/
+#ifdef _WIN32
+# define notNormalFile(X) 0
+#else
+static int notNormalFile(const char *zFile){
+  struct stat x;
+  int rc;
+  memset(&x, 0, sizeof(x));
+  rc = stat(zFile, &x);
+  return rc || !S_ISREG(x.st_mode);
+}
+#endif
+
+/*
 ** This routine reads a line of text from FILE in, stores
 ** the text in memory obtained from malloc() and returns a pointer
 ** to the text.  NULL is returned at end of file, or if malloc()
@@ -8932,8 +8947,9 @@ static int do_meta_command(char *zLine, ShellState *p){
       rc = 1;
       goto meta_command_exit;
     }
-    p->in = fopen(azArg[1], "rb");
-    if( p->in==0 ){
+    if( notNormalFile(azArg[1])
+     || (p->in = fopen(azArg[1], "rb"))==0
+    ){
       utf8_printf(stderr,"Error: cannot open \"%s\"\n", azArg[1]);
       rc = 1;
     }else{