LSTAT — Get file status#

LSTAT(NAME, VALUES, STATUS)#

LSTAT is identical to STAT — Get file status, except that if path is a symbolic link, then the link itself is statted, not the file that it refers to.

Parameters:

  • NAME – The type shall be CHARACTER of the default kind, a valid path within the file system.

  • VALUES – The type shall be INTEGER(4), DIMENSION(13).

  • STATUS – (Optional) status flag of type INTEGER(4). Returns 0 on success and a system specific error code otherwise.

Standard:

GNU extension

Class:

Subroutine, function

Syntax:
CALL LSTAT(NAME, VALUES [, STATUS])
STATUS = LSTAT(NAME, VALUES)
Example:

See STAT — Get file status for an example.

See also:

To stat an open file: FSTAT — Get file status To stat a file: STAT — Get file status