11/3/71 STAT (I) NAME stat -- get file status SYNOPSIS stat name1 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/uids" 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/uids SEE ALSO ls with the --1 option gives the same information as stat. DIAGNOSTICS "name?" for any error. BUGS none