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Stat (system call)

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is a Unix system call that returns file attributes about an inode. [1]

46 relations: Addison-Wesley, Bit field, Block (data storage), C date and time functions, C POSIX library, C preprocessor, Chmod, Chown, Device file, Email, Errno.h, File Allocation Table, File attribute, File descriptor, File size, File system permissions, Filename, FreeBSD, Fstab, Group identifier, Hard link, Ingo Molnár, Inode, Large file support, Linux, Linux kernel, Ls, LWN.net, MacOS, Mbox, Modes (Unix), NetBSD, OpenBSD, Operating system, POSIX, Reference counting, Research Unix, Solaris (operating system), Symbolic link, Sync (Unix), System call, Touch (Unix), Unix, Unix file types, Unix-like, User identifier.

Addison-Wesley

Addison-Wesley is a publisher of textbooks and computer literature.

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Bit field

A bit field is a data structure used in computer programming.

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Block (data storage)

In computing (specifically data transmission and data storage), a block, sometimes called a physical record, is a sequence of bytes or bits, usually containing some whole number of records, having a maximum length, a block size.

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C date and time functions

The C date and time functions are a group of functions in the standard library of the C programming language implementing date and time manipulation operations.

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C POSIX library

The C POSIX library is a specification of a C standard library for POSIX systems.

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C preprocessor

The C preprocessor or cpp is the macro preprocessor for the C and C++ computer programming languages.

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Chmod

In Unix-like operating systems, is the command and system call which may change the access permissions to file system objects (files and directories).

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Chown

The command chown, an abbreviation of change owner, is used on Unix-like systems to change the owner of file system files, directories.

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Device file

In Unix-like operating systems, a device file or special file is an interface to a device driver that appears in a file system as if it were an ordinary file.

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Email

Electronic mail (email or e-mail) is a method of exchanging messages ("mail") between people using electronic devices.

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Errno.h

errno.h is a header file in the standard library of the C programming language.

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File Allocation Table

File Allocation Table (FAT) is a computer file system architecture and a family of industry-standard file systems utilizing it.

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File attribute

File attributes are metadata associated with computer files that define file system behavior.

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File descriptor

In Unix and related computer operating systems, a file descriptor (FD, less frequently fildes) is an abstract indicator (handle) used to access a file or other input/output resource, such as a pipe or network socket.

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File size

File size is a measure of how much data a computer file contains or, alternately, how much storage it consumes.

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File system permissions

Most file systems have methods to assign permissions or access rights to specific users and groups of users.

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Filename

A filename (also written as two words, file name) is a name used to uniquely identify a computer file stored in a file system.

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FreeBSD

FreeBSD is a free and open-source Unix-like operating system descended from Research Unix via the Berkeley Software Distribution (BSD).

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Fstab

The fstab (or file systems table) file is a system configuration file commonly found at /etc/fstab on Unix and Unix-like computer systems.

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Group identifier

In Unix-like systems, multiple users can be put into groups.

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Hard link

In computing, a hard link is a directory entry that associates a name with a file on a file system.

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Ingo Molnár

Ingo Molnár, employed by Red Hat as of May 2013, is a Hungarian Linux hacker.

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Inode

The inode is a data structure in a Unix-style file system that describes a filesystem object such as a file or a directory.

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Large file support

Large file support (LFS) is the term frequently applied to the ability to create files larger than either 2 GiB or 4 GiB on 32-bit operating systems.

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Linux

Linux is a family of free and open-source software operating systems built around the Linux kernel.

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Linux kernel

The Linux kernel is an open-source monolithic Unix-like computer operating system kernel.

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Ls

In computing, ls is a command to list files in Unix and Unix-like operating systems.

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LWN.net

LWN.net is a computing webzine with an emphasis on free software and software for Linux and other Unix-like operating systems.

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MacOS

macOS (previously and later) is a series of graphical operating systems developed and marketed by Apple Inc. since 2001.

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Mbox

Mbox is a generic term for a family of related file formats used for holding collections of email messages, first implemented for Fifth Edition Unix.

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Modes (Unix)

Modes are the file system permissions given to "user", "group" and "others" classes to access files under Unix.

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NetBSD

NetBSD is a free and open source Unix-like operating system that descends from Berkeley Software Distribution (BSD), a Research Unix derivative developed at the University of California, Berkeley.

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OpenBSD

OpenBSD is a free and open-source Unix-like computer operating system descended from Berkeley Software Distribution (BSD), a Research Unix derivative developed at the University of California, Berkeley.

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Operating system

An operating system (OS) is system software that manages computer hardware and software resources and provides common services for computer programs.

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POSIX

The Portable Operating System Interface (POSIX) is a family of standards specified by the IEEE Computer Society for maintaining compatibility between operating systems.

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Reference counting

In computer science, reference counting is a technique of storing the number of references, pointers, or handles to a resource such as an object, block of memory, disk space or other resource.

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Research Unix

Research Unix is a term used to refer to versions of the Unix operating system for DEC PDP-7, PDP-11, VAX and Interdata 7/32 and 8/32 computers, developed in the Bell Labs Computing Science Research Center (frequently referred to as Department 1127).

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Solaris (operating system)

Solaris is a Unix operating system originally developed by Sun Microsystems.

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Symbolic link

In computing, a symbolic link (also symlink or soft link) is a term for any file that contains a reference to another file or directory in the form of an absolute or relative path and that affects pathname resolution.

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Sync (Unix)

sync is a standard system call in the Unix operating system, which commits to non-volatile storage all data in the kernel filesystem buffers, i.e., data which has been scheduled for writing via low-level I/O system calls.

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System call

In computing, a system call is the programmatic way in which a computer program requests a service from the kernel of the operating system it is executed on.

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Touch (Unix)

touch is a standard Unix command-line interface program which is used to update the access date and/or modification date of a file or directory.

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Unix

Unix (trademarked as UNIX) is a family of multitasking, multiuser computer operating systems that derive from the original AT&T Unix, development starting in the 1970s at the Bell Labs research center by Ken Thompson, Dennis Ritchie, and others.

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Unix file types

For normal files in the file system, Unix does not impose or provide any internal file structure.

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Unix-like

A Unix-like (sometimes referred to as UN*X or *nix) operating system is one that behaves in a manner similar to a Unix system, while not necessarily conforming to or being certified to any version of the Single UNIX Specification.

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User identifier

Unix-like operating systems identify a user within the kernel by a value called a user identifier, often abbreviated to user ID or UID.

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References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stat_(system_call)

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