fs.metadata

Gives you the given paths metadata

Signature

function metadata(path: string): Metadata

Types

type Metadata = {
    kind: "file" | "directory",
    exists: boolean,
    size: number,
    modifiedAt: number?,
    createdAt: number?,
    accessedAt: number?,
}

Field	Type	Description
kind	"file" | "directory"	Whether the path points to a file or a directory.
exists	boolean	Whether the path exists.
size	number	The size of the file in bytes. 0 for directories.
modifiedAt	number?	Unix timestamp of the last modification, if available.
createdAt	number?	Unix timestamp of when the entry was created, if available.
accessedAt	number?	Unix timestamp of the last access, if available.

Summary

Parameters

Parameter	Type	Description
path	string	The path to the file or directory to inspect.

Example

local fs = require("@std/fs")

local meta = fs.metadata("config.json")

if meta.exists then
    print("File size:", meta.size)
    print("Last modified:", meta.modifiedAt)
else
    print("File does not exist.")
end