stat = File::Stat.new('filename') # or File.stat('filename') stat.dev #=> device id stat.dev_major #=> device major id stat.dev_minor #=> device minor id stat.ino #=> i-node number stat.mode #=> permission value (st_mode) stat.nlink #=> hard link count stat.uid #=> user id stat.gid #=> group id stat.rdev #=> device type stat.rdev_major #=> rdev major id stat.rdev_minor #=> rdev minor id stat.atime