code: def get_mode(path, follow_symlinks=True):
      '''
      Return the mode of a file
  
      path
          file or directory of which to get the mode
  
      follow_symlinks
          indicated if symlinks should be followed
  
      CLI Example:
  
      .. code-block:: bash
  
          salt '*' file.get_mode /etc/passwd
  
      .. versionchanged:: 2014.1.0
          ``follow_symlinks`` option added
      '''
      return stats(os.path.expanduser(path), follow_symlinks=follow_symlinks).get('mode', ''f get_mode(path, follow_symlinks=True):
      '''
      Return the mode of a file
  
      path
          file or directory of which to get the mode
  
      follow_symlinks
          indicated if symlinks should be followed
  
      CLI Example:
  
      .. code-block:: bash
  
          salt '*' file.get_mode /etc/passwd
  
      .. versionchanged:: 2014.1.0
          ``follow_symlinks`` option added
      '''
      return stats(os.path.expanduser(path), follow_symlinks=follow_symlinks).get('mode', '')
docs: Return the mode of a file
  
      path
          file or directory of which to get the mode
  
      follow_symlinks
          indicated if symlinks should be followed
  
      CLI Example:
  
      .. code-block:: bash
  
          salt '*' file.get_mode /etc/passwd
  
      .. versionchanged:: 2014.1.0
          ``follow_symlinks`` option added