6.81 FSTAT — Get file status

Description:

FSTAT is identical to STAT, except that information about an already opened file is obtained.

The elements in BUFF are the same as described by STAT.

This intrinsic is provided in both subroutine and function forms; however, only one form can be used in any given program unit.

Standard:

GNU extension

Class:

Subroutine, function

Syntax:

CALL FSTAT(UNIT, BUFF [, STATUS])

Arguments:

UNIT	An open I/O unit number of type INTEGER.
BUFF	The type shall be INTEGER(4), DIMENSION(13).
STATUS	(Optional) status flag of type INTEGER(4). Returns 0 on success and a system specific error code otherwise.

Example:

See STAT for an example.

See also:

To stat a link: LSTAT, to stat a file: STAT