# fstat(path)

Checks the existence of file or directory.\
If not exist, return nil.\
If exist, return the object information.

@status current Introduced in 2.5.0

**Parameters**

* `path` (string) path to the object

**Return value**

* `table` object info, table elements:
* `size` (number) file size
* `attrib` (number) file attribute flags
* `time` (table) table with last time modified date and times, table elements:
  * `year` (number) year
  * `mon` (number) month
  * `day` (number) day of month
  * `hour` (number) hours
  * `hour12` (number) hours in US format
  * `min` (number) minutes
  * `sec` (number) seconds
  * `suffix` (text) am or pm

#### Example

```lua
  info = fstat("radio")
  if info ~= nil then
    if (info.attrib == AM_DIR) then
      print("is a directory")
    end

    size = info.size
    time = info.time
  end
```