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        11/3/71                                               SYS STAT (II)

NAME              stat -- get file status

SYNOPSIS          sys        stat; name; buf / stat = 18.

DESCRIPTION       name points to a null--terminated string naming a file; buf is the
                  address of a 34(10) byte buffer into which information is placed
                  concerning the file. It is unnecessary to have any permissions at all
                  with respect to the file, but all directories leading to the file
                  must be readable.

                  After stat, buf has the following format:

                  buf, +1             i--number
                  +2, +3              flags (see below)
                  +4                  number of links
                  +5                      user ID of owner size in bytes
                  +6,+7            size in bytes
                  +8,+9            first indirect block or contents block
                  ...
                  +22,+23             eighth indirect block or contents block
                  +24,+25,+26,+27 creation time
                  +28,+29, +30,+31 modification time
                      +32,+33         unused

                  The flags are as follows:
                       100000  used (always on)
                       040000  directory
                       020000  file has been modified (always on)
                       010000  large file
                       000040  set user ID
                       000020  executable
                       000010  read, owner
                       000004  write, owner
                       000002  read, non--owner
                       000001  write, non--owner

FILES

SEE ALSO          fstat

DIAGNOSTICS       Error bit (c--bit) is set if the file cannot be found.

BUGS              The format is going to change someday.

OWNER             ken, dmr