code: def lstat(path):
      '''
      .. versionadded:: 2014.1.0
  
      Returns the lstat attributes for the given file or dir. Does not support
      symbolic links.
  
      CLI Example:
  
      .. code-block:: bash
  
          salt '*' file.lstat /path/to/file
      '''
      path = os.path.expanduser(path)
  
      if not os.path.isabs(path):
          raise SaltInvocationError('Path to file must be absolute.')
  
      try:
          lst = os.lstat(path)
          return dict((key, getattr(lst, key)) for key in ('st_atime', 'st_ctime',
              'st_gid', 'st_mode', 'st_mtime', 'st_nlink', 'st_size', 'st_uid'))
      except Exception:
          return {f lstat(path):
      '''
      .. versionadded:: 2014.1.0
  
      Returns the lstat attributes for the given file or dir. Does not support
      symbolic links.
  
      CLI Example:
  
      .. code-block:: bash
  
          salt '*' file.lstat /path/to/file
      '''
      path = os.path.expanduser(path)
  
      if not os.path.isabs(path):
          raise SaltInvocationError('Path to file must be absolute.')
  
      try:
          lst = os.lstat(path)
          return dict((key, getattr(lst, key)) for key in ('st_atime', 'st_ctime',
              'st_gid', 'st_mode', 'st_mtime', 'st_nlink', 'st_size', 'st_uid'))
      except Exception:
          return {}
docs: .. versionadded:: 2014.1.0
  
      Returns the lstat attributes for the given file or dir. Does not support
      symbolic links.
  
      CLI Example:
  
      .. code-block:: bash
  
          salt '*' file.lstat /path/to/file