01-21-2001
Try fstat(2) system call
You may be able to write a C program around the <B>fstat</B> system call to do the trick:
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STAT(2) System calls STAT(2)
NAME
stat, fstat, lstat - get file status
SYNOPSIS
#include <sys/stat.h>
#include <unistd.h>
int stat(const char *file_name, struct stat *buf);
int fstat(int filedes, struct stat *buf);
int lstat(const char *file_name, struct stat *buf);
DESCRIPTION
These functions return information about the specified file. You do not need any access rights to the file to get this information but you need search rights to all directories named in the path leading to the file.
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STAT(3F) STAT(3F)
NAME
stat, lstat, fstat - get file status
SYNOPSIS
integer function stat (name, statb)
character*(*) name
integer statb(12)
integer function lstat (name, statb)
character*(*) name
integer statb(12)
integer function fstat (lunit, statb)
integer statb(12)
DESCRIPTION
These routines return detailed information about a file. Stat and lstat return information about file name; fstat returns information
about the file associated with fortran logical unit lunit. The order and meaning of the information returned in array statb is as
described for the structure stat under stat(2). The ``spare'' values are not included.
The value of either function will be zero if successful; an error code otherwise.
FILES
/usr/lib/libU77.a
SEE ALSO
stat(2), access(3F), perror(3F), time(3F)
BUGS
Pathnames can be no longer than MAXPATHLEN as defined in <sys/param.h>.
4.2 Berkeley Distribution May 15, 1985 STAT(3F)