`stat` - display file or filesystem status

stat [-c FORMAT] file...

Options you will use

-c FORMAT, --format=FORMAT: Use FORMAT: %n name, %s size, %a octal mode, %A human mode, %U user, %G group, %i inode, %h link count.
-L, --dereference: Follow links: show the file a symlink points to.
-c, --format FORMAT: Print only what FORMAT asks for: %a mode, %U owner, %s size, %i inode.

Examples

$ stat -c "%a %n" /srv/ops/*

octal permissions of everything in a directory

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