Display file or filesystem status
stat -L {dereference} -f {file-system} -c {format} -t {terse} --terse {terse-2} 📎 dereference 📎 file-system 📎 format 📎 terse 📎 terse-2 stat -L {dereference} -f {file-system} -c {format} -t {terse} --terse {terse-2}Sandbox: execFile · Timeout: 30s
system.file.stat system.file.search system.file.process system.file.copy system.file.move system.file.delete | Name | Type | Required | Default | Description | Aliases |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
dereference | string | No | - | follow links | -L, --dereference |
file-system | string | No | - | display file system status instead of file status --cached=MODE specify how to use cached attributes; useful on remote file systems. See MODE below | -f, --file-system |
format | string | No | - | 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 new... | -c, --format |
terse | string | No | - | print the information in terse form --help display this help and exit --version output version information and exit | -t, --terse |
terse-2 | string | No | - | Set the terse-2 parameter | --terse |
terse-3 | string | No | - | Set the terse-3 parameter | --terse, --file-system |
cached | boolean | No | - | --cached | |
help | boolean | No | - | --help | |
printf | boolean | No | - | --printf | |
version | boolean | No | - | --version |
Basic usage with dereference
stat ${dereference}Display help message
stat --helpdisplay numerical values for file permissions
stat -c '%a %n' *Display only the octal permissions for the given directory. Great for tests.
stat --format='%a' /bootstat is a command-line utility for display file or filesystem status.
stat -L {dereference} -f {file-system} -c {format} -t {terse} --terse {terse-2}