=over =item lstat FILEHANDLE X =item lstat EXPR =item lstat DIRHANDLE =item lstat Does the same thing as the L|/stat FILEHANDLE> function (including setting the special C<_> filehandle) but stats a symbolic link instead of the file the symbolic link points to. If symbolic links are unimplemented on your system, a normal L|/stat FILEHANDLE> is done. For much more detailed information, please see the documentation for L|/stat FILEHANDLE>. If EXPR is omitted, stats L|perlvar/$_>. Portability issues: L. =back