# stat command

**URL:** <https://community.unix.com/t/stat-command/146447>\
**Category:** Shell Programming and Scripting\
**Created:** [August 14, 2003, 9:21am UTC](https://community.unix.com/t/stat-command/146447 "2003-08-14T09:21:57Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 3\
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**Author:** ![emreatlier](https://community.unix.com/letter_avatar/emreatlier/32/5_5575768a8748004e209b776fc1b2916d.png) [@emreatlier](https://community.unix.com/u/emreatlier)\
**Post date:** [August 14, 2003, 9:21am UTC](https://community.unix.com/t/stat-command/146447/1 "2003-08-14T09:21:57Z")

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how can � use "stat command"????..

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**Author:** ![Perderabo](https://community.unix.com/user_avatar/community.unix.com/perderabo/32/27_2.png) [@Perderabo](https://community.unix.com/u/Perderabo)\
**Post date:** [August 14, 2003, 9:40am UTC](https://community.unix.com/t/stat-command/146447/2 "2003-08-14T09:40:58Z")

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Most versions of unix do not come with a stat command. The only exception that I know of is Linux. If you have the command available, it looks like "stat file" is all that it takes.

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**Author:** ![criglerj](https://community.unix.com/user_avatar/community.unix.com/criglerj/32/59_2.png) [@criglerj](https://community.unix.com/u/criglerj)\
**Post date:** [August 14, 2003, 4:03pm UTC](https://community.unix.com/t/stat-command/146447/3 "2003-08-14T16:03:33Z")

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A version of Irix (6.5? 6.8?) that I was using a few months ago had "stat". Or it may have been added by the (relatively clued-in) sysadmins.