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Customized File Metadata

Build your own view of file metadata (permissions, file name, file size, and so on) with the stat command. Use -c (or --format=) to display the fields you want, in the order you want -- perfect for processing with scripts!
Martin Streicher is the founder of Locomotive, an expert Rails consultancy. Formerly, he was Editor-in-Chief of Linux Magazine from 2002 to 2007. You can contact him at martin.streicher@linux-mag.com and follow him on Twitter.

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