Check file status on Linux with the stat command

Posted by Scott_Ruecker on Aug 21, 2021 10:38 AM EDT
Opensource.com; By Seth Kenlon
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The stat command, included in the GNU coreutils package, provides a variety of metadata, including file size, inode location, access permissions and SELinux context, and creation and modification times, about files and filesystems. It's a convenient way to gather information that you usually need several different commands to acquire.

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