lstat - stat a symbolic link

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# NAME

lstat - stat a symbolic link

# SYNOPSIS

lstat EXPR

lstat

# DESCRIPTION

Does the same thing as the `stat` function (including setting the special `_` filehandle) but stats a symbolic link instead of the file the symbolic link points to. If symbolic links are unimplemented on your system, a normal `stat` is done. For much more detailed information, please see the documentation for stat in the perlfunc manpage.

If EXPR is omitted, stats `$_`.

lstat - stat a symbolic link