.. 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

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 {}