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# init(_:retryOnInterrupt:)

Creates a `Stat` struct from a `FileDescriptor`.

```
init(_ fd: FileDescriptor, retryOnInterrupt: Bool = true) throws(Errno)
```

## Discussion

The corresponding C function is `fstat()`.

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