cheat.sheets/sheets/stat

# stat
# Display file or file system status

# display numerical values for file permissions
stat -c '%a %n' *

# Display only the octal permissions for the given directory. Great for tests.
stat --format='%a' /boot
Add header to `stat` 2020-03-05 21:18:03 +00:00			`# stat`
			`# Display file or file system status`

added stat 2017-05-24 13:25:31 +00:00			`# display numerical values for file permissions`
			`stat -c '%a %n' *`
Very useful when you need to test for certain permissions. I imagine this would be most useful when dealing with more advanced permission schemes. 2019-11-06 00:36:07 +00:00
			`# Display only the octal permissions for the given directory. Great for tests.`
			`stat --format='%a' /boot`