| Linux / Unix Command: stat |
NAME
stat - display file or filesystem statusSYNOPSIS
stat [OPTION] FILE...DESCRIPTION
Display file or filesystem status.
- -f, --filesystem
- display filesystem status instead of file status
- -c
- --format=FORMAT use the specified FORMAT instead of the default
- -L, --dereference
- follow links
- -t, --terse
- print the information in terse form
- --help
- display this help and exit
- --version
- output version information and exit
The valid format sequences for files (without --filesystem):
- %A - Access rights in human readable form %a - Access rights in octal %b - Number of blocks allocated %D - Device number in hex %d - Device number in decimal %F - File type %f - raw mode in hex %G - Group name of owner %g - Group ID of owner %h - Number of hard links %i - Inode number %N - Quoted File name with dereference if symbolic link %n - File name %o - IO block size %s - Total size, in bytes %T - Minor device type in hex %t - Major device type in hex %U - User name of owner %u - User ID of owner %X - Time of last access as seconds since Epoch %x - Time of last access %Y - Time of last modification as seconds since Epoch %y - Time of last modification %Z - Time of last change as seconds since Epoch %z - Time of last change
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 - Optimal transfer block size %T - Type in human readable form %t - Type in hex
SEE ALSO
The full documentation for stat is maintained as a Texinfo manual. If the info and stat programs are properly installed at your site, the command- info stat
should give you access to the complete manual.
Important: Use the man command (% man) to see how a command is used on your particular computer.
