3 files changed, 15 insertions, 9 deletions
diff --git a/src/libstd/io/fs.rs b/src/libstd/io/fs.rs
index 125b4ddad88..a497ffd40a0 100644
--- a/src/libstd/io/fs.rs
+++ b/src/libstd/io/fs.rs
@@ -214,6 +214,11 @@ impl File {
     pub fn eof(&self) -> bool {
         self.last_nread == 0
     }
+
+    /// Queries information about the underlying file.
+    pub fn stat(&mut self) -> IoResult<FileStat> {
+        self.fd.fstat()
+    }
 }
 
 /// Unlink a file from the underlying filesystem.
@@ -887,9 +892,12 @@ mod test {
         let tmpdir = tmpdir();
         let filename = &tmpdir.join("file_stat_correct_on_is_file.txt");
         {
-            let mut fs = File::open_mode(filename, Open, ReadWrite);
+            let mut fs = check!(File::open_mode(filename, Open, ReadWrite));
             let msg = "hw";
             fs.write(msg.as_bytes()).unwrap();
+
+            let fstat_res = check!(fs.stat());
+            assert_eq!(fstat_res.kind, io::TypeFile);
         }
         let stat_res_fn = check!(stat(filename));
         assert_eq!(stat_res_fn.kind, io::TypeFile);
@@ -1228,12 +1236,12 @@ mod test {
         check!(file.fsync());
 
         // Do some simple things with truncation
-        assert_eq!(check!(stat(&path)).size, 3);
+        assert_eq!(check!(file.stat()).size, 3);
         check!(file.truncate(10));
-        assert_eq!(check!(stat(&path)).size, 10);
+        assert_eq!(check!(file.stat()).size, 10);
         check!(file.write(bytes!("bar")));
         check!(file.fsync());
-        assert_eq!(check!(stat(&path)).size, 10);
+        assert_eq!(check!(file.stat()).size, 10);
         assert_eq!(check!(File::open(&path).read_to_end()),
                    (Vec::from_slice(bytes!("foobar", 0, 0, 0, 0))));
 
@@ -1241,10 +1249,10 @@ mod test {
         // Ensure that the intermediate zeroes are all filled in (we're seeked
         // past the end of the file).
         check!(file.truncate(2));
-        assert_eq!(check!(stat(&path)).size, 2);
+        assert_eq!(check!(file.stat()).size, 2);
         check!(file.write(bytes!("wut")));
         check!(file.fsync());
-        assert_eq!(check!(stat(&path)).size, 9);
+        assert_eq!(check!(file.stat()).size, 9);
         assert_eq!(check!(File::open(&path).read_to_end()),
                    (Vec::from_slice(bytes!("fo", 0, 0, 0, 0, "wut"))));
         drop(file);
diff --git a/src/libstd/io/mod.rs b/src/libstd/io/mod.rs
index 37edab99915..36352542590 100644
--- a/src/libstd/io/mod.rs
+++ b/src/libstd/io/mod.rs
@@ -228,7 +228,6 @@ use ops::{BitOr, BitAnd, Sub};
 use option::{Option, Some, None};
 use os;
 use owned::Box;
-use path::Path;
 use result::{Ok, Err, Result};
 use slice::{Vector, MutableVector, ImmutableVector};
 use str::{StrSlice, StrAllocating};
@@ -1516,8 +1515,6 @@ pub enum FileType {
 /// ```
 #[deriving(Hash)]
 pub struct FileStat {
-    /// The path that this stat structure is describing
-    pub path: Path,
     /// The size of the file, in bytes
     pub size: u64,
     /// The kind of file this path points to (directory, file, pipe, etc.)
diff --git a/src/libstd/rt/rtio.rs b/src/libstd/rt/rtio.rs
index bc3a483f30d..d23d327d558 100644
--- a/src/libstd/rt/rtio.rs
+++ b/src/libstd/rt/rtio.rs
@@ -269,6 +269,7 @@ pub trait RtioFileStream {
     fn fsync(&mut self) -> IoResult<()>;
     fn datasync(&mut self) -> IoResult<()>;
     fn truncate(&mut self, offset: i64) -> IoResult<()>;
+    fn fstat(&mut self) -> IoResult<FileStat>;
 }
 
 pub trait RtioProcess {