Function: eshell-file-attributes

eshell-file-attributes is a byte-compiled function defined in esh-util.el.gz.

Signature

(eshell-file-attributes FILE &optional ID-FORMAT)

Documentation

Return the attributes of FILE, playing tricks if it's over ange-ftp.

The optional argument ID-FORMAT specifies the preferred uid and gid format. Valid values are string and integer, defaulting to integer. See file-attributes.

Source Code

;; Defined in /usr/src/emacs/lisp/eshell/esh-util.el.gz
(defun eshell-file-attributes (file &optional id-format)
  "Return the attributes of FILE, playing tricks if it's over ange-ftp.
The optional argument ID-FORMAT specifies the preferred uid and
gid format.  Valid values are `string' and `integer', defaulting to
`integer'.  See `file-attributes'."
  (let* ((file (expand-file-name file))
	 entry)
    (if (string-equal (file-remote-p file 'method) "ftp")
	(let ((base (file-name-nondirectory file))
	      (dir (file-name-directory file)))
	  (if (string-equal "" base) (setq base "."))
	  (unless entry
	    (setq entry (eshell-parse-ange-ls dir))
	    (if entry
		(let ((fentry (assoc base (cdr entry))))
		  (if fentry
		      (setq entry (cdr fentry))
		    (setq entry nil)))))
	  entry)
      (file-attributes file id-format))))