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', -1)
def get_uid ( path , follow_symlinks = True ) : return stats ( os . path . expanduser ( path ) , follow_symlinks = follow_symlinks ) . get ( 'uid' , - 1 )
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