go/src/os/stat.go

// Stat returns a [FileInfo] describing the named file.
// If there is an error, it will be of type [*PathError].
func Stat(name string) (FileInfo, error) { … }

// Lstat returns a [FileInfo] describing the named file.
// If the file is a symbolic link, the returned FileInfo
// describes the symbolic link. Lstat makes no attempt to follow the link.
// If there is an error, it will be of type [*PathError].
//
// On Windows, if the file is a reparse point that is a surrogate for another
// named entity (such as a symbolic link or mounted folder), the returned
// FileInfo describes the reparse point, and makes no attempt to resolve it.
func Lstat(name string) (FileInfo, error) { … }