How to use the stat command: 2-Minute Linux Tips

The video tutorial explains the 'stat' command, which provides detailed information about files in a different format compared to other commands. It covers various file attributes such as name, size, type, inode, and permissions, displayed in both octal and RWX formats. The tutorial also discusses user and group IDs, and the significance of file timestamps, including access, modification, and change times, as well as the potential inclusion of a file's birth date.

What additional information does the 'stat' command provide compared to the 'ls' command?

• File permissions in symbolic format

• File size in blocks and block size

• File owner and group

• File type and inode number

Which of the following is NOT displayed by the 'stat' command?

• Number of links to the file

• File inode number

• File permissions in octal format

• File's last backup date

How does the 'stat' command display user and group information?

• Only numerically as UID and GID

• As hexadecimal values

• Both numerically and as names

• Only as usernames and group names

What does the 'modify' timestamp indicate in the 'stat' command output?

• When the file's metadata was last changed

• When the file was last accessed

• When the file's content was last changed

• When the file was originally created

What additional timestamp might some systems include in the 'stat' command output?

• File's last backup date

• File's creation date

• File's last access date

• File's last modification date