stat command

Synopsis

stat <path>

Description

The stat command displays metadata about a file or directory in the VFS, including its name, size, type and timestamps (modification, access and creation times where available).

The filesystem must be mounted first using mount.

path: absolute or relative path in the VFS

Example

=> mount hostfs /host
=> stat /host/README
  File: README
  Size: 84732
  Type: regular file
Modify: 2025-03-15 10:30:00
Access: 2025-03-23 08:15:22
=> stat /host/cmd
  File: cmd
  Size: 4096
  Type: directory

Configuration

The stat command is available when CONFIG_CMD_VFS=y.

Return value

The return value $? is set to 0 (true) if the file was found, 1 (false) otherwise.