files/t_stat.c

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/* t_stat.c

   A program that displays the information returned by the stat()/lstat()
   system calls.

   Usage: t_stat [-l] file

   The '-l' option indicates that lstat() rather than stat() should be used.
*/
#include <sys/sysmacros.h>
#if defined(_AIX)
#define _BSD
#endif
#if defined(__sgi) || defined(__sun)            /* Some systems need this */
#include <sys/mkdev.h>                          /* To get major() and minor() */
#endif
#if defined(__hpux)                             /* Other systems need this */
#include <sys/mknod.h>
#endif
#include <sys/stat.h>
#include <time.h>
#include "file_perms.h"
#include "tlpi_hdr.h"
static void
displayStatInfo(const struct stat *sb)
{
    printf("File type:                ");

    switch (sb->st_mode & S_IFMT) {
    case S_IFREG:  printf("regular file\n");            break;
    case S_IFDIR:  printf("directory\n");               break;
    case S_IFCHR:  printf("character device\n");        break;
    case S_IFBLK:  printf("block device\n");            break;
    case S_IFLNK:  printf("symbolic (soft) link\n");    break;
    case S_IFIFO:  printf("FIFO or pipe\n");            break;
    case S_IFSOCK: printf("socket\n");                  break;
    default:       printf("unknown file type?\n");      break;
    }

    printf("Device containing i-node: major=%ld   minor=%ld\n",
                (long) major(sb->st_dev), (long) minor(sb->st_dev));

    printf("I-node number:            %ld\n", (long) sb->st_ino);

    printf("Mode:                     %lo (%s)\n",
            (unsigned long) sb->st_mode, filePermStr(sb->st_mode, 0));

    if (sb->st_mode & (S_ISUID | S_ISGID | S_ISVTX))
        printf("    special bits set:     %s%s%s\n",
                (sb->st_mode & S_ISUID) ? "set-UID " : "",
                (sb->st_mode & S_ISGID) ? "set-GID " : "",
                (sb->st_mode & S_ISVTX) ? "sticky " : "");

    printf("Number of (hard) links:   %ld\n", (long) sb->st_nlink);

    printf("Ownership:                UID=%ld   GID=%ld\n",
            (long) sb->st_uid, (long) sb->st_gid);

    if (S_ISCHR(sb->st_mode) || S_ISBLK(sb->st_mode))
        printf("Device number (st_rdev):  major=%ld; minor=%ld\n",
                (long) major(sb->st_rdev), (long) minor(sb->st_rdev));

    printf("File size:                %lld bytes\n", (long long) sb->st_size);
    printf("Optimal I/O block size:   %ld bytes\n", (long) sb->st_blksize);
    printf("512B blocks allocated:    %lld\n", (long long) sb->st_blocks);

    printf("Last file access:         %s", ctime(&sb->st_atime));
    printf("Last file modification:   %s", ctime(&sb->st_mtime));
    printf("Last status change:       %s", ctime(&sb->st_ctime));
}
int
main(int argc, char *argv[])
{
    struct stat sb;
    Boolean statLink;           /* True if "-l" specified (i.e., use lstat) */
    int fname;                  /* Location of filename argument in argv[] */

    statLink = (argc > 1) && strcmp(argv[1], "-l") == 0;
                                /* Simple parsing for "-l" */
    fname = statLink ? 2 : 1;

    if (fname >= argc || (argc > 1 && strcmp(argv[1], "--help") == 0))
        usageErr("%s [-l] file\n"
                "        -l = use lstat() instead of stat()\n", argv[0]);

    if (statLink) {
        if (lstat(argv[fname], &sb) == -1)
            errExit("lstat");
    } else {
        if (stat(argv[fname], &sb) == -1)
            errExit("stat");
    }

    displayStatInfo(&sb);

    exit(EXIT_SUCCESS);
}

 

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