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syntax: markdown
tags: [tldr, common]
source: https://github.com/tldr-pages/tldr.git
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# stat
> Display file and filesystem information.
> See also: `file`.
> More information: <https://www.gnu.org/software/coreutils/manual/html_node/stat-invocation.html>.
- Display properties about a specific file such as size, permissions, creation date, and access date among others:
`stat {{path/to/file}}`
- Display properties about a specific file, only showing the raw result data without labels:
`stat {{[-t|--terse]}} {{path/to/file}}`
- Display information about the filesystem where a specific file is located:
`stat {{[-f|--file-system]}} {{path/to/file}}`
- Show only octal file permissions:
`stat {{[-c|--format]}} "%a %n" {{path/to/file}}`
- Show the owner and group of a specific file:
`stat {{[-c|--format]}} "%U %G" {{path/to/file}}`
- Show the size of a specific file in bytes:
`stat {{[-c|--format]}} "%s %n" {{path/to/file}}`