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statSync fails in detecting link #47633
Description
Version
v18.15.0
Platform
Linux debian 6.1.0-7-amd64 #1 SMP PREEMPT_DYNAMIC Debian 6.1.20-2 (2023-04-08) x86_64 GNU/Linux
Subsystem
No response
What steps will reproduce the bug?
Just call statSync() on node_modules/.bin/mocha:
import fs from "node:fs"
const mocha = "<abs path>/node_modules/.bin/mocha";
const stat = fs.statSync(mocha);
console.log(`File: ${stat.isFile()}, Link: ${stat.isSymbolicLink()}`);Result:
File: true, Link: falseBut if I run in bash:
ls -l <abs path>/node_modules/.bin/mocha
stat <abs path>/node_modules/.bin/mochaResult:
lrwxrwxrwx 1 user group 21 20 apr 08.33 <abs path>/node_modules/.bin/mocha -> ../mocha/bin/mocha.js
File: <abs path>/node_modules/.bin/mocha -> ../mocha/bin/mocha.js
Size: 21 Blocks: 0 IO Block: 4096 symbolic link
Device: 259,2 Inode: 14118017 Links: 1
Access: (0777/lrwxrwxrwx) Uid: ( 1000/ user) Gid: ( 1000/ group)
Access: 2023-04-20 08:54:29.337525872 +0200
Modify: 2023-04-20 08:33:01.270951671 +0200
Change: 2023-04-20 08:33:01.270951671 +0200
Birth: 2023-04-20 08:33:01.270951671 +0200So it is truly a symbolic link.
How often does it reproduce? Is there a required condition?
Always
What is the expected behavior? Why is that the expected behavior?
it should say that it is a link and not a regular file
What do you see instead?
It says it is a regular file
Additional information
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Activity
targos commentedon Apr 20, 2023
fs.statfollows symlinks. You need to calllstatif you don't want this behaviorFStefanni commentedon Apr 20, 2023
Hi,
yes you are right I missed it in the doc.
Maybe it is possible to explicitly write this in the documentation of all
stat()function variants (stat,promises.stat(), etc.), so it will be clearer? (I suppose the "doc" tag of this issue means exactly this :) )Regards
targos commentedon Apr 20, 2023
I think it would be helpful to mention it directly in the documentation, yes.
amitanshusahu commentedon Apr 20, 2023
hey @targos , i would like to work on it if its open, can i git this assigned :)
mertcanaltin commentedon Apr 20, 2023
@targos I tried to make an edit
doc,fs: update description of fs.stat() method
doc,fs: update description of fs.stat() method
doc,fs: update description of fs.stat() method
doc,fs: update description of fs.stat() method