STAT(1)                          User Commands
STAT(1)



NNAAMMEE
       stat - display file or file system status

SSYYNNOOPPSSIISS
       ssttaatt [_O_P_T_I_O_N] _F_I_L_E...

DDEESSCCRRIIPPTTIIOONN
       Display file or file system status.

       --LL, ----ddeerreeffeerreennccee
              follow links

       --ff, ----ffiillee--ssyysstteemm
              display file system status instead of file status

       --cc  ----ffoorrmmaatt=_F_O_R_M_A_T
              use  the  specified FORMAT instead of the
              default; output a new‐ line after each use
              of FORMAT

       ----pprriinnttff=_F_O_R_M_A_T
              like ----ffoorrmmaatt, but interpret
              backslash escapes, and do not  out‐ put  a
              mandatory  trailing  newline.   If  you  want
              a newline, include \n in FORMAT.

       --tt, ----tteerrssee
              print the information in terse form

       ----hheellpp display this help and exit

       ----vveerrssiioonn
              output version information and exit

       The valid format sequences for files (without
       ----ffiillee--ssyysstteemm):

       %a     Access rights in octal

       %A     Access rights in human readable form

       %b     Number of blocks allocated (see %B)

       %B     The size in bytes of each block reported by %b

       %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

       %n     File name

       %N     Quoted file name with dereference if symbolic
       link

       %o     I/O block size

       %s     Total size, in bytes

       %t     Major device type in hex

       %T     Minor device type in hex

       %u     User ID of owner

       %U     User name of owner

       %x     Time of last access

       %X     Time of last access as seconds since Epoch

       %y     Time of last modification

       %Y     Time of last modification as seconds since Epoch

       %z     Time of last change

       %Z     Time of last change as 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     Type in hex

       %T     Type in human readable form

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

AAUUTTHHOORR
       Written by Michael Meskes.

RREEPPOORRTTIINNGG BBUUGGSS
       Report bugs to <bug-coreutils@gnu.org>.

CCOOPPYYRRIIGGHHTT
       Copyright © 2006 Free Software Foundation, Inc.
       This is free software.  You may redistribute
       copies  of  it  under  the terms       of
       the      GNU      General      Public      License
       <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/gpl.html>.  There is NO
       WARRANTY,  to  the extent permitted by law.

SSEEEE AALLSSOO
       stat(2)

       The  full documentation for ssttaatt is
       maintained as a Texinfo manual.  If the iinnffoo
       and ssttaatt programs are properly installed  at
       your  site,  the command

              iinnffoo ssttaatt

       should give you access to the complete manual.



stat 6.7                         December 2006
STAT(1)
