filstatus

Filestatus is a general term used in computing to describe the current state and metadata of a file as tracked by a file system, application, or service. It encompasses information about whether the file exists, its type, and its permissions, as well as size, ownership, and timestamps, and may include higher-level state flags used by software to manage workflows such as synchronization or version control.

In operating systems, filestatus is typically retrieved by system calls such as stat or lstat; the resulting data structure (for example, the POSIX stat) includes fields for file type, size, permissions, inode, ownership, and the last modification, access, and change times. This information informs access checks, backups, caching, and program behavior.

In version control and synchronization contexts, filestatus refers to the file's logical state in relation to a repository or remote: untracked, modified, staged, added, deleted, or unchanged. Filestatus guides operations such as commit, merge, push, and pull, and helps determine which files require attention.

In cloud storage and backup systems, filestatus may describe synchronization status (synced, syncing, failed, pending) and integrity attributes such as checksums or hashes. This metadata supports conflict resolution, data integrity verification, and recovery procedures.

Because the term is used across diverse domains, the exact contents of filestatus depend on context, but common elements include existence, type, permissions, size, ownership, timestamps, and a higher-level state describing readiness or synchronization.