Node.js stats.gid Property from fs.Stats Class
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26 Jun, 2020
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The stats.gid property is an inbuilt application programming interface of the fs.Stats class which is used to get the numeric (number / bigint) identity of the group to which the file belongs to.
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stats.gid;Return Value: It returns a number or BigInt value which represents the identity of the group that owns the file. Below examples illustrate the use of stats.gid property in Node.js: Example 1:
// Node.js program to demonstrate the
// stats.gid property
// Accessing fs module
const fs = require('fs');
// Calling fs.Stats stats.gid
// for directory using stat
fs.stat('./', (err, stats) => {
if (err) throw err;
console.log("using stat: numeric "
+ "identity of the group is "
+ stats.gid);
});
// Using lstat
fs.lstat('./', (err, stats) => {
if (err) throw err;
console.log("using lstat: numeric "
+ "identity of the group is "
+ stats.gid);
});
// For file
// Using stat
fs.stat('./filename.txt', (err, stats) => {
if (err) throw err;
console.log("using stat: numeric "
+ "identity of the group is "
+ stats.gid);
});
// Using lstat
fs.lstat('./filename.txt', (err, stats) => {
if (err) throw err;
console.log("using lstat: numeric "
+ "identity of the group is "
+ stats.gid);
});
using stat: numeric identity of the group is 5687 using lstat: numeric identity of the group is 5687 using stat: numeric identity of the group is 5687 using lstat: numeric identity of the group is 5687Example 2:
// Node.js program to demonstrate the
// stats.gid property
// Accessing fs module
const fs = require('fs').promises;
// Calling fs.Stats stats.gid
(async () => {
const stats = await fs.stat('./filename.txt');
console.log("using stat synchronous: numeric"
+ " identity of the group is " + stats.gid);
})().catch(console.error)
(node:15204) ExperimentalWarning: The fs.promises API is experimental using stat synchronous: numeric identity of the group is 5687Note: The above program will compile and run by using the
node filename.js command and use the file_path correctly. This API will work correctly for POSIX system. In other systems like WINDOWS it will return 0.
Reference: https://nodejs.org/api/fs.html#fs_stats_gid
