.\"returns information pertaining to a file or a directory .DT stat $MUDNAME$ driver help stat .SH Name .SI 5 stat() - returns information pertaining to a file or a directory .EI .SH Synopsis .SI 5 mixed stat( string str ); mixed stat( string str, int flag ); .EI .SH Description .SP 5 5 If `str' is the name of a regular file (not a directory), then stat() will return an array of information pertaining to that file. The form of the array is as follows: .EP .SI 5 ({ file_size, last_time_file_touched, time_object_loaded }) .EI .SP 5 5 If stat is called on a directory (not a regular file), or with `flag' being -1, then stat() behaves identically to get_dir(). .EP .SH See also .SI 5 get_dir(), file_size() .EI