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diff --git a/Doc/library/stat.rst b/Doc/library/stat.rst index 3419820..cc879de 100644 --- a/Doc/library/stat.rst +++ b/Doc/library/stat.rst @@ -6,11 +6,14 @@ os.lstat() and os.fstat(). .. sectionauthor:: Skip Montanaro <skip@automatrix.com> +**Source code:** :source:`Lib/stat.py` + +-------------- The :mod:`stat` module defines constants and functions for interpreting the results of :func:`os.stat`, :func:`os.fstat` and :func:`os.lstat` (if they -exist). For complete details about the :cfunc:`stat`, :cfunc:`fstat` and -:cfunc:`lstat` calls, consult the documentation for your system. +exist). For complete details about the :c:func:`stat`, :c:func:`fstat` and +:c:func:`lstat` calls, consult the documentation for your system. The :mod:`stat` module defines the following functions to test for specific file types: @@ -68,7 +71,7 @@ mode: Normally, you would use the :func:`os.path.is\*` functions for testing the type of a file; the functions here are useful when you are doing multiple tests of -the same file and wish to avoid the overhead of the :cfunc:`stat` system call +the same file and wish to avoid the overhead of the :c:func:`stat` system call for each test. These are also useful when checking for information about a file that isn't handled by :mod:`os.path`, like the tests for block and character devices. |