diff --git a/examples/smpfc.c b/examples/smpfc.c
index f9ccf55..e653332 100644
--- a/examples/smpfc.c
+++ b/examples/smpfc.c
@@ -94,6 +94,61 @@ static int __cwd(sxlink_t *link, char **argv, int argc)
   return r;
 }
 
+static int __stat(sxlink_t *link, char **argv, int argc)
+{
+  sxchnl_t *channel = sxchannel_open(link, READONLY_CHANNEL);
+  sxmsg_t *msg;
+  sexp_t *sx = NULL, *isx, *rsx;
+  char buf[1024];
+  char *cmsg = NULL, *entry = NULL;
+  int r = SXE_SUCCESS, i;
+
+  if(!channel) return SXE_FAILED;
+  if(argc < 2) return SXE_SUCCESS; /* nothing to do if we don't have any parameters */
+
+  snprintf(buf, 1024, "(%s %s)", STAT_CMD, argv[1]);
+  r = sxmsg_send(channel, buf, strlen(buf), &msg);
+
+  if(r == SXE_RAPIDMSG) {
+    cmsg = strdup(strdup(sxmsg_payload(msg)));
+    sxmsg_clean(msg);
+  }
+
+  if(channel) sxchannel_close(channel);
+
+  if(cmsg) {
+    sx = parse_sexp(cmsg, strlen(cmsg));
+    if(!sx) { r = SXE_ENOMEM; goto __fini; }
+
+    SEXP_ITERATE_LIST(sx, isx, i) {
+      if(isx->ty != SEXP_LIST) {
+      __badproto:
+        r = SXE_BADPROTO;
+        goto __fini;
+      }
+      sexp_list_car(isx, &rsx);
+      if(rsx && rsx->ty != SEXP_LIST) {
+        entry = rsx->val;
+        sexp_list_cdr(isx, &rsx);
+        if(!rsx || rsx->ty == SEXP_LIST) goto __badproto;
+        if(entry == rsx->val) goto __badproto;
+
+        if(!strcmp(entry, ":user")) fprintf(stdout, "User: %s\n", rsx->val);
+        else if(!strcmp(entry, ":group")) fprintf(stdout, "Group: %s\n", rsx->val);
+        else if(!strcmp(entry, ":size")) fprintf(stdout, "Size: %s\n", rsx->val);
+        else if(!strcmp(entry, ":mode")) fprintf(stdout, "Mode: %s\n", rsx->val);
+        else goto __badproto;
+      } else goto __badproto;
+    }
+  } else r = SXE_FAILED;
+
+ __fini:
+  if(cmsg) free(cmsg);
+  if(sx) destroy_sexp(sx);
+
+  return r;
+}
+
 static void __dirlist_out(FILE *f, list_head_t *list)
 {
   char *dname = NULL, *dtype = NULL;
@@ -113,7 +168,6 @@ static void __dirlist_out(FILE *f, list_head_t *list)
 
 static int __list(sxlink_t *link, char **argv, int argc)
 {
-  sxmsg_t *msg;
   char *opt = NULL;
   int r = SXE_SUCCESS;
   sxstream_t *stream;
@@ -142,6 +196,7 @@ static int __list(sxlink_t *link, char **argv, int argc)
 struct _shll_cmds shcmds[] = {
   { "cd", __cwd },
   { "ls", __list },
+  { "stat", __stat },
   { "", NULL},
 };