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# stat method

Future<FileStat> stat()

Calls the operating system's `stat()` function on path.

Identical to `FileStat.stat(this.path)`.

Returns a `Future<FileStat>` object containing the data returned by `stat()`.

If path is a symbolic link then it is resolved and results for the resulting file are returned.

If the call fails, completes the future with a FileStat object with `.type` set to FileSystemEntityType.notFound and the other fields invalid.

## Implementation

    Future<FileStat> stat() => FileStat.stat(path);