lstat(NS)                      6 January 1993                      lstat(NS)


 Name

    lstat - get file status

 Syntax


    #include <sys/types.h>
    #include <sys/stat.h>

    lstat(path, buf)
    char *path;
    struct stat *buf;


 Description

    lstat obtains information about the file named by path.  In the case of a
    symbolic link, lstat returns information about the link, and not the file
    named by the link.  It is only used by the NFS automount daemon and
    should not be utilized by users.

 See also

    stat(F)