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# Linux stat Command [ Linux Command Manual](#) The Linux `stat` command is used to display inode contents. `stat` displays the contents of an inode in a textual format. ### Syntax stat ### Example To view the inode contents of the `testfile` file, you can use the following command: stat testfile The output of the above command is: # stat testfile #input command File: `testfile' Size: 102 Blocks: 8 IO Block: 4096 regular file Device: 807h/2055d Inode: 1265161 Links: 1 Access: (0644/-rw-r--r--) Uid: ( 0/ root) Gid: ( 0/ root) Access: 2014-08-13 14:07:20.000000000 +0800 Modify: 2014-08-13 14:07:07.000000000 +0800 Change: 2014-08-13 14:07:07.000000000 +0800 [ Linux Command Manual](#)