def exists(self, fileDirSpec, **kwargs):
            """
            Simple returns a boolean if the <fileDirSpec>
            exists in the current dir (or dir spec'd by **kwargs)
            """

            str_path        = self.cwd()
            for k,v in kwargs.items():
                if k == 'path': str_path    = v
            if fileDirSpec in self.lstr_lsnode(str_path):
                return True
            if fileDirSpec in self.lsf(str_path):
                return True
            return False