mixed stat(string str); mixed stat(string str, int x);
If str is the name of a regular file (not a directory), then stat() will return an array of information pertaining to that file. The form of the array is as follows:
({ file_size, last_time_file_touched, time_object_loaded })
If stat is called on a directory (not a regular file), or with a second argument of -1, then stat() behaves identically to get_dir().