const stat = try file.stat();
const size = stat.size;
this is runtime of course, you wont be able to create an array with this
#how can i get the size of the contents in a txt file?
heavy wren
pine pagoda
note: this may not work for all files, particularly on linux, where fake files (like those you find in /sys/ and /proc/ report a size of 0)
charred imp
```rs
const stat = try file.stat();
const size = stat.size;
```
this is runtime ...
btw theres a helper function for this https://ziglang.org/documentation/master/std/#std.fs.File.getEndPos