lstat - node__fs--promises.d.ts - Node

function lstat

Usage in Deno

```typescript import { lstat } from "node:node__fs--promises.d.ts"; ```



lstat(path: PathLike,
opts?: StatOptions & { bigint?: false | undefined;  },
): Promise<Stats>

Equivalent to `fsPromises.stat()` unless `path` refers to a symbolic link, in which case the link itself is stat-ed, not the file that it refers to. Refer to the POSIX [`lstat(2)`](http://man7.org/linux/man-pages/man2/lstat.2.html) document for more detail.

Parameters



path: PathLike

optional



opts: StatOptions & { bigint?: false | undefined;  }

Return Type

Promise<Stats>

Fulfills with the {fs.Stats} object for the given symbolic link `path`.



lstat(path: PathLike,
opts: StatOptions & { bigint: true;  },
): Promise<BigIntStats>

Parameters



path: PathLike



opts: StatOptions & { bigint: true;  }

Return Type

Promise<BigIntStats>



lstat(path: PathLike,
opts?: StatOptions,
): Promise<Stats | BigIntStats>

Parameters



path: PathLike

optional



opts: StatOptions

Return Type

Promise<Stats | BigIntStats>