Pike: file_stat

file_stat - stat a file

int *file_stat(string file); or int *file_stat(string file, 1); or int *file->stat();

DESCRIPTION

file_stat returns an array of integers describing some properties
about the file. Currently file_stat returns 7 entries:
({

mode,	/* file mode, protection bits etc. etc. */
size,	/* file size for regular files, -2 for dirs, -3 for links, -4 for otherwise */
atime,	/* last access time */
mtime,	/* last modify time */
ctime,	/* last status time change */
uid,	/* The user who owns this file */
gid	/* The group this file belongs to */

})
If you give 1 as a second argument, file_stat does not follow links.
You can never get -3 as size if you don't give a second argument.

If there is no such file or directory, zero is returned.

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