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NAME

       gfs_stat - get file status

SYNOPSIS

       #include <gfarm/gfarm.h>

       char *gfs_stat (const char * gfarm_url, struct gfs_stat * status);

DESCRIPTION

       gfs_stat()  return  information  about the specified file pointed to by
       gfarm_url, and fills in the buffer pointed to by status.  Since  status
       includes  a  pointer  to  dynamically  allocated  memory  space,  it is
       necessary to free the memory space by gfs_stat_free(3).

RETURN VALUES

       NULL   The function terminated successfully.

       GFARM_ERR_NO_MEMORY
              Insufficient memory was available.

       GFARM_ERR_AUTHENTICATION
              User authentication failed when connecting to gfmd(8).

       GFARM_ERR_PERMISSION_DENIED
              gfarm_url points outside your accessible address space.

       GFARM_ERR_NO_SUCH_OBJECT
              gfarm_url does not exist.

       GFARM_ERR_NOT_A_DIRECTORY
              A component of the path prefix is not a directory.

       Others An error except the above occurred.  The reason is shown by  its
              pointed strings.

SEE ALSO

       gfs_stat_free(3)