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)