====== C - C++ Files - File information ======

<code cpp>
#include <iostream>
#include <ctime>
#include <sys/types.h>
#include <sys/stat.h>
#include <cerrno>
#include <cstring>
 
int main(int argc, char** argv )
{
  struct stat fileInfo;
 
  if (stat("test.txt", &fileInfo) != 0) {  // Use stat( ) to get the info
    std::cerr << "Error: " << strerror(errno) << '\n';
    return(EXIT_FAILURE);
  }
 
  std::cout << "Type:         : ";

  if ((fileInfo.st_mode & S_IFMT) == S_IFDIR) { // From sys/types.h
    std::cout << "Directory\n";
  } 
  else 
  {
    std::cout << "File\n";
  }
 
  std::cout << "Size          : " 
            << fileInfo.st_size << '\n';               // Size in bytes.
  std::cout << "Device        : " 
            << (char)(fileInfo.st_dev + 'A') << '\n';  // Device number.
  std::cout << "Created       : " 
            << std::ctime(&fileInfo.st_ctime);         // Creation time.
  std::cout << "Modified      : " 
            << std::ctime(&fileInfo.st_mtime);         // Last mod time.
}
</code>