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>>>>> " " == jlnance  <jlnance@unity.ncsu.edu> writes:

     >     Thanks for the info.  Here is a section of the man page for
     >     open.
     > Is the information it gives correct wrt using link & stat?

Yes. Attempting to link a file will normally update the cached
attributes, so stat() will give correct results.

Cheers,
  Trond