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Date: Mon, 19 Apr 1999 22:19:33 +0100
From: Peter Allen <P DOT Allen AT pallen DOT dabsol DOT co DOT uk>
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Subject: What does lstat do?
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Does anyone happen to know what 'lstat()' does, as I need to 
implement it/emulate it, and can't find much on it.
The libc5.4 sources (linux version) implementation of it is:

function_alias(lstat, __lstat, int, (file, buf),
	       DEFUN(lstat, (file, buf),
		     CONST char *file AND struct stat *buf))

<EOF>

(not terrible helpful, as I don't know what function_alias does,
and how in can compile without a semi-colon or brace at the end)
(That bits probably obvious but I have had a long day...)

and the man page says:
'stat stats the file points to by file_name and fills in buf

lstat is identical only the link is stated not the file the is
obtained by tracing the link.'

Now I know that man pages are cryptic, but this :-)

I know that it gets info about the file its pointed at, and 
some won't be relavant in dos like file permisions etc,
but the rest?
Thanks,
		Peter Allen