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lstat(NS)

lstat -- get file status

Syntax

#include <sys/types.h>
#include <sys/stat.h>


lstat(path, buf)
char *path;
struct stat *buf;

Description

lstat obtains information about the file named by path. In the case of a symbolic link, lstat returns information about the link, and not the file named by the link. It is only used by the NFS automount daemon and should not be utilized by users.

See also

stat(FP)
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