NAME
	file_stat - stat a file

SYNTAX
	mixed *file_stat(string file);
	or
	mixed *file_stat(string file,1);

DESCRIPTION
	Returns an array with the following data:
	({
	   mode,  /* protection bits */
           size,  /* size in bytes, -2 for dirs, -3 for links */
           atime, /* access time */
	   mtime  /* modification time */
	   ctime  /* status change time */
        })
        See your unix (or whatever) manual for more info.
	Returns 0 if the file doesn't exist.

	If you give 1 as second argument to this function, it does not follow
	symbolic links.

SEE ALSO
	file_size, file_length