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---
c: Copyright (C) The libssh2 project and its contributors.
SPDX-License-Identifier: BSD-3-Clause
Title: libssh2_sftp_fstat_ex
Section: 3
Source: libssh2
See-also:
- libssh2_sftp_open_ex(3)
---
# NAME
libssh2_sftp_fstat_ex - get or set attributes on an SFTP file handle
# SYNOPSIS
~~~c
#include <libssh2.h>
#include <libssh2_sftp.h>
int
libssh2_sftp_fstat_ex(LIBSSH2_SFTP_HANDLE *handle,
LIBSSH2_SFTP_ATTRIBUTES *attrs, int setstat)
#define libssh2_sftp_fstat(handle, attrs) \
libssh2_sftp_fstat_ex((handle), (attrs), 0)
#define libssh2_sftp_fsetstat(handle, attrs) \
libssh2_sftp_fstat_ex((handle), (attrs), 1)
~~~
# DESCRIPTION
*handle* - SFTP File Handle as returned by libssh2_sftp_open_ex(3)
*attrs* - Pointer to an LIBSSH2_SFTP_ATTRIBUTES structure to set file
metadata from or into depending on the value of setstat.
*setstat* - When non-zero, the file's metadata will be updated
with the data found in attrs according to the values of attrs-\>flags
and other relevant member attributes.
Get or Set statbuf type data for a given LIBSSH2_SFTP_HANDLE instance.
# DATA TYPES
LIBSSH2_SFTP_ATTRIBUTES is a typedefed struct that is defined as below
~~~c
struct _LIBSSH2_SFTP_ATTRIBUTES {
/* If flags & ATTR_* bit is set, then the value in this
* struct will be meaningful Otherwise it should be ignored
*/
unsigned long flags;
/* size of file, in bytes */
libssh2_uint64_t filesize;
/* numerical representation of the user and group owner of
* the file
*/
unsigned long uid, gid;
/* bitmask of permissions */
unsigned long permissions;
/* access time and modified time of file */
unsigned long atime, mtime;
};
~~~
You will find a full set of defines and macros to identify flags and
permissions on the **libssh2_sftp.h** header file, but some of the
most common ones are:
To check for specific user permissions, the set of defines are in the
pattern LIBSSH2_SFTP_S_I\<action\>\<who\> where \<action\> is R, W or X for
read, write and executable and \<who\> is USR, GRP and OTH for user,
group and other. So, you check for a user readable file, use the bit
*LIBSSH2_SFTP_S_IRUSR* while you want to see if it is executable
for other, you use *LIBSSH2_SFTP_S_IXOTH* and so on.
To check for specific file types, you would previously (before libssh2
1.2.5) use the standard posix S_IS\*() macros, but since 1.2.5
libssh2 offers its own set of macros for this functionality:
## LIBSSH2_SFTP_S_ISLNK
Test for a symbolic link
## LIBSSH2_SFTP_S_ISREG
Test for a regular file
## LIBSSH2_SFTP_S_ISDIR
Test for a directory
## LIBSSH2_SFTP_S_ISCHR
Test for a character special file
## LIBSSH2_SFTP_S_ISBLK
Test for a block special file
## LIBSSH2_SFTP_S_ISFIFO
Test for a pipe or FIFO special file
## LIBSSH2_SFTP_S_ISSOCK
Test for a socket
# RETURN VALUE
Return 0 on success or negative on failure. It returns
LIBSSH2_ERROR_EAGAIN when it would otherwise block. While
LIBSSH2_ERROR_EAGAIN is a negative number, it is not really a failure per se.
# ERRORS
*LIBSSH2_ERROR_ALLOC* - An internal memory allocation call failed.
*LIBSSH2_ERROR_SOCKET_SEND* - Unable to send data on socket.
*LIBSSH2_ERROR_SOCKET_TIMEOUT* -
*LIBSSH2_ERROR_SFTP_PROTOCOL* - An invalid SFTP protocol response was
received on the socket, or an SFTP operation caused an errorcode to
be returned by the server.
# AVAILABILITY
This function has been around since forever, but most of the
LIBSSH2_SFTP_S_\* defines were introduced in libssh2 0.14 and the
LIBSSH2_SFTP_S_IS\*() macros were introduced in libssh2 1.2.5.