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STAT (I)


NAME              stat - get file status

SYNOPSIS          stat name

DESCRIPTION       stat gives several kinds of  information  about
one file:
                  files:

                     access mode
                     number of links
                     owner
                     size in words
                     name

                  All  information is self-explanatory except the
mode. The
                  mode is a five-character string  whose  charac-
ters mean the
                  following:

                     1    s:  file  is  small  (smaller than 4096
words)
                         l: file is large
                         d:    file is a directory

                     2   r: owner can read
                         -: owner cannot read

                     3   w: owner can write
                         -: owner cannot write

                     4   r: non-owner can read
                         -: non-owner cannot read

                     5   w: non-owner can write
                         -: non-owner cannot write

                  All numeric values are printed in octal
                  if he cannot be found in "/etc/uids"  a  number
is given.


FILES

SEE  ALSO           ls with the -l option gives the same informa-
tion as stat,                   except that it also shows the  i-
node number for each file.

DIAGNOSTICS        "name   ?" for any error. "nofiles" if no file
name is given.

BUGS              none

OWNER             wkt