Windows file stat function

The first numerical suffix 32 or 64 indicates the size of the time type used; the second suffix is either i32 or i64 , indicating whether the file size is represented as a bit or bit integer. By default, this function's global state is scoped to the application. To change this, see Global state in the CRT. For more compatibility information, see Compatibility. Skip to main content.

This browser is no longer supported. Sticky bit. When this bit is set on a directory it means that a file in that directory can be renamed or deleted only by the owner of the file, by the owner of the directory, or by a privileged process. System V file locking enforcement. The following flags can be used in the flags argument of os. See the Windows API documentation for more detail on the meaning of these constants.

These are well-known constants, but are not an exhaustive list. Submit and view feedback for This product This page. View all page feedback. In this article. A redirected file is classified as a Windows file. Number of the information node the inode for the file UNIX-specific.

On UNIX file systems, the inode describes the file date and time stamps, permissions, and content. When files are hard-linked to one another, they share the same inode. Bit mask for file-mode information. The path argument points to a pathname naming a file. Read, write, or execute permission of the named file is not required. An implementation that provides additional or alternate file access control mechanisms may, under implementation-defined conditions, cause stat to fail.