stat

stat

The stat command is a command-line utility that can be used to display information about files and file systems. It is a simple and easy-to-use command that can be used to troubleshoot problems with files or file systems.

The stat command is used as follows:

stat [options] [file name]

• options: These are optional flags that can be used to control the behavior of the stat command.

• file name: This is the name of the file that you want to get information about.

For example, the following command will display information about the file myfile.txt:

stat myfile.txt

The stat command will display the following information about the file myfile.txt:

• The file type (regular file, directory, etc.)

• The file permissions

• The owner of the file

• The group of the file

• The size of the file

• The date and time the file was created

• The date and time the file was last modified

The stat command is a useful tool for troubleshooting problems with files or file systems. It is a simple and easy-to-use command that can be used to quickly find the information that you need.

Here are some of the benefits of using stat:

• It is simple and easy to use.

• It can be used to troubleshoot problems with files or file systems.

• It is supported by most Linux distributions.

• It is available as a free and open-source software.

Here are some of the drawbacks of using stat:

• It can be slow to display information about large files or file systems.

• It can be difficult to troubleshoot if there are problems with the stat command.

• It may not be as effective as some other methods of troubleshooting problems with files or file systems.

The stat command is a simple and easy-to-use command that can be used to troubleshoot problems with files or file systems. However, it is important to note that it can be slow to display information about large files or file systems. It is also important to make sure that you understand the output of the stat command before you use it to troubleshoot problems.

help

Usage: stat [OPTION]... FILE...
Display file or file system status.

Mandatory arguments to long options are mandatory for short options too.
  -L, --dereference     follow links
  -f, --file-system     display file system status instead of file status
      --cached=MODE     specify how to use cached attributes;
                          useful on remote file systems. See MODE below
  -c  --format=FORMAT   use the specified FORMAT instead of the default;
                          output a newline after each use of FORMAT
      --printf=FORMAT   like --format, but interpret backslash escapes,
                          and do not output a mandatory trailing newline;
                          if you want a newline, include \n in FORMAT
  -t, --terse           print the information in terse form
      --help     display this help and exit
      --version  output version information and exit

The --cached MODE argument can be; always, never, or default.
`always` will use cached attributes if available, while
`never` will try to synchronize with the latest attributes, and
`default` will leave it up to the underlying file system.

The valid format sequences for files (without --file-system):

  %a   permission bits in octal (note '#' and '0' printf flags)
  %A   permission bits and file type in human readable form
  %b   number of blocks allocated (see %B)
  %B   the size in bytes of each block reported by %b
  %C   SELinux security context string
  %d   device number in decimal
  %D   device number in hex
  %f   raw mode in hex
  %F   file type
  %g   group ID of owner
  %G   group name of owner
  %h   number of hard links
  %i   inode number
  %m   mount point
  %n   file name
  %N   quoted file name with dereference if symbolic link
  %o   optimal I/O transfer size hint
  %s   total size, in bytes
  %t   major device type in hex, for character/block device special files
  %T   minor device type in hex, for character/block device special files
  %u   user ID of owner
  %U   user name of owner
  %w   time of file birth, human-readable; - if unknown
  %W   time of file birth, seconds since Epoch; 0 if unknown
  %x   time of last access, human-readable
  %X   time of last access, seconds since Epoch
  %y   time of last data modification, human-readable
  %Y   time of last data modification, seconds since Epoch
  %z   time of last status change, human-readable
  %Z   time of last status change, seconds since Epoch

Valid format sequences for file systems:

  %a   free blocks available to non-superuser
  %b   total data blocks in file system
  %c   total file nodes in file system
  %d   free file nodes in file system
  %f   free blocks in file system
  %i   file system ID in hex
  %l   maximum length of filenames
  %n   file name
  %s   block size (for faster transfers)
  %S   fundamental block size (for block counts)
  %t   file system type in hex
  %T   file system type in human readable form

--terse is equivalent to the following FORMAT:
    %n %s %b %f %u %g %D %i %h %t %T %X %Y %Z %W %o %C
--terse --file-system is equivalent to the following FORMAT:
    %n %i %l %t %s %S %b %f %a %c %d

NOTE: your shell may have its own version of stat, which usually supersedes
the version described here.  Please refer to your shell's documentation
for details about the options it supports.