How to use Stat Command in Linux

Stat command can be used either to check the status/properties of a single
file or the filesystem.
Display statistics of a file or directory.

$ stat /etc/my.cnf
File:
Size:
Device:
Access:
(
0/
Access:
Modify:
Change:
`/etc/my.cnf'
346 Blocks: 16 IO Block: 4096
regular file
801h/2049d
Inode: 279856
Links: 1
(0644/-rw-r--r--) Uid: (
0/
root)
Gid:
root)
2009-01-01 02:58:30.000000000 -0800
2006-06-01 20:42:27.000000000 -0700
2007-02-02 14:17:27.000000000 -0800
$ stat /home/ramesh
File: `/home/ramesh'
Size: 4096
Blocks: 8
IO Block:
4096
directory
Device: 803h/2051d
Inode: 5521409
Links: 7
Access: (0755/drwxr-xr-x) Uid: ( 401/ramesh)
Gid: (
401/ramesh)
Access: 2009-01-01 12:17:42.000000000 -0800
Modify: 2009-01-01 12:07:33.000000000 -0800
Change: 2009-01-09 12:07:33.000000000 -0800

Display the status of the filesystem using option –f
$ stat -f /
File:
ID:
Blocks:
1876998
Inodes:
"/"
0
Namelen: 255
Type: ext2/ext3
Total: 2579457
Free: 2008027
Available:
Size: 4096
Total: 1310720
Free: 1215892