Stat

pub const Stat = struct

File

Code

pub const Stat = struct {
    /// A number that the system uses to point to the file metadata. This
    /// number is not guaranteed to be unique across time, as some file
    /// systems may reuse an inode after its file has been deleted. Some
    /// systems may change the inode of a file over time.
    ///
    /// On Linux, the inode is a structure that stores the metadata, and
    /// the inode _number_ is what you see here: the index number of the
    /// inode.
    ///
    /// The FileIndex on Windows is similar. It is a number for a file that
    /// is unique to each filesystem.
    inode: INode,
    nlink: NLink,
    size: u64,
    permissions: Permissions,
    kind: Kind,
    /// Last access time in nanoseconds, relative to UTC 1970-01-01.
    ///
    /// Filesystems generally find this value problematic to keep updated since
    /// it turns read-only file system accesses into file system mutations.
    /// Some systems report stale values, and some systems explicitly refuse to
    /// report this value. The latter case is handled by `null`.
    atime: ?Io.Timestamp,
    /// Last modification time in nanoseconds, relative to UTC 1970-01-01.
    mtime: Io.Timestamp,
    /// Last status/metadata change time in nanoseconds, relative to UTC 1970-01-01.
    ctime: Io.Timestamp,
    /// Smallest chunk length in bytes appropriate for optimal I/O. This will
    /// be set to `1` for operating systems or file systems that do not
    /// recognize this concept. Not always a power of two.
    block_size: BlockSize,
}