lstat

/*
 *  call-seq:
 *     file.lstat   =>  stat
 *  
 *  Same as <code>IO#stat</code>, but does not follow the last symbolic
 *  link. Instead, reports on the link itself.
 *     
 *     File.symlink("testfile", "link2test")   #=> 0
 *     File.stat("testfile").size              #=> 66
 *     f = File.new("link2test")
 *     f.lstat.size                            #=> 8
 *     f.stat.size                             #=> 66
 */

static VALUE
rb_file_lstat(obj)
    VALUE obj;
{
#ifdef HAVE_LSTAT
    rb_io_t *fptr;
    struct stat st;

    rb_secure(2);
    GetOpenFile(obj, fptr);
    if (!fptr->path) return Qnil;
    if (lstat(fptr->path, &st) == -1) {
        rb_sys_fail(fptr->path);
    }
    return stat_new(&st);
#else
    return rb_io_stat(obj);
#endif
}