code: def get_uid(path, follow_symlinks=True):
      '''
      Return the id of the user that owns a given file
  
      path
          file or directory of which to get the uid
  
      follow_symlinks
          indicated if symlinks should be followed
  
      CLI Example:
  
      .. code-block:: bash
  
          salt '*' file.get_uid /etc/passwd
  
      .. versionchanged:: 0.16.4
          ``follow_symlinks`` option added
      '''
      return stats(os.path.expanduser(path), follow_symlinks=follow_symlinks).get('uid', -1f get_uid(path, follow_symlinks=True):
      '''
      Return the id of the user that owns a given file
  
      path
          file or directory of which to get the uid
  
      follow_symlinks
          indicated if symlinks should be followed
  
      CLI Example:
  
      .. code-block:: bash
  
          salt '*' file.get_uid /etc/passwd
  
      .. versionchanged:: 0.16.4
          ``follow_symlinks`` option added
      '''
      return stats(os.path.expanduser(path), follow_symlinks=follow_symlinks).get('uid', -1)
docs: Return the id of the user that owns a given file
  
      path
          file or directory of which to get the uid
  
      follow_symlinks
          indicated if symlinks should be followed
  
      CLI Example:
  
      .. code-block:: bash
  
          salt '*' file.get_uid /etc/passwd
  
      .. versionchanged:: 0.16.4
          ``follow_symlinks`` option added