STAT (I) 3/15/72 STAT (I)
NAME stat -- get file status
SYNOPSIS stat name ...
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DESCRIPTION stat gives several kinds of information about one
or more files:
i-number
access mode
number of links
owner
size in bytes
date and time of last modification
name (useful when several files are named)
All information is self-explanatory except the
mode. The mode is a six-character string whose
characters mean the following:
1 s: file is small (smaller than 4096 bytes)
l: file is large
2 d: file is a directory
x: file is executable
u: set user ID on execution
-: none of the above
3 r: owner can read
-: owner cannot read
4 w: owner can write
-: owner cannot write
5 r: non-owner can read
-: non-owner cannot read
6 w: non-owner can write
-: non-owner cannot write
The owner is almost always given in symbolic
form; however if he cannot be found in
"/etc/passwd" a number is given.
If the number of arguments to stat is not exactly
1 a header is generated identifying the fields of
the status information.
FILES /etc/passwd
SEE ALSO istat(I), ls(I) (-l option)
DIAGNOSTICS "name?" for any error.