<html> <head> <title>lstat</title> <body bgcolor=#ffffff> <h2 align=center>lstat</h2> <h4 align=center>OS/161 Reference Manual</h4> <h3>Name</h3> lstat - get file state information <h3>Library</h3> Standard C Library (libc, -lc) <h3>Synopsis</h3> #include <sys/stat.h><br> <br> int<br> lstat(const char *<em>pathname</em>, struct stat *<em>statbuf</em>); <h3>Description</h3> lstat retrieves status information about the file referred to by <em>pathname</em> and stores it in the stat structure pointed to by <em>statbuf</em>. <p> If <em>pathname</em> refers to a symbolic link, information about the link is retrieved rather than about the object the link points to. <h3>Return Values</h3> On success, lstat returns 0. On error, -1 is returned, and <A HREF=errno.html>errno</A> is set according to the error encountered. <h3>Errors</h3> The following error codes should be returned under the conditions given. Other error codes may be returned for other errors not mentioned here. <blockquote><table width=90%> <td width=10%> </td><td> </td></tr> <tr><td>ENODEV</td> <td>The device prefix of <em>filename</em> did not exist.</td></tr> <tr><td>ENOTDIR</td> <td>A non-final component of <em>pathname</em> was not a directory.</td></tr> <tr><td>ENOENT</td> <td>The named file does not exist.</td></tr> <tr><td>EIO</td> <td>A hard I/O error occurred.</td></tr> <tr><td>EFAULT</td> <td><em>statbuf</em> points to an invalid address.</td></tr> </table></blockquote> </body> </html>