What is the `stat` command?

The stat command is used in Unix-like operating systems to display detailed information about files or file systems. It provides various attributes of a file, including:

• File size
• Block size
• Number of blocks allocated
• File type (regular file, directory, symlink, etc.)
• Permissions
• Owner and group information
• Timestamps (last access, last modification, last status change)

For example, to use the stat command on a file named example.txt, you would run:

stat example.txt

This command will output detailed information about example.txt, including its size, permissions, and timestamps.