The \module{stat} module defines constants and functions for
-interpreting the results of \function{os.stat()} and
-\function{os.lstat()} (if they exist). For complete details about the
-\cfunction{stat()} and \cfunction{lstat()} system calls, consult your
-local man pages.
+interpreting the results of \function{os.stat()},
+\function{os.fstat()} and \function{os.lstat()} (if they exist). For
+complete details about the \cfunction{stat()}, \cfunction{fstat()} and
+\cfunction{lstat()} calls, consult the documentation for your system.
The \module{stat} module defines the following functions:
\end{funcdesc}
All the data items below are simply symbolic indexes into the 10-tuple
-returned by \function{os.stat()} or \function{os.lstat()}.
+returned by \function{os.stat()}, \function{os.fstat()} or
+\function{os.lstat()}.
\begin{datadesc}{ST_MODE}
Inode protection mode.