ensured output is linux style;

implemented a saner stat mechanism

adb.py

@@ -14,18 +14,6 @@ config = loaded.config
 keycodes = loaded.keycodes
 exe = config.defaults.exe
 
-exists = '''if [ -e "{file}" ]; then
-    if [ -d "{file}" ]; then
-        echo "directory"
-    elif [ -f "{file}" ]; then
-        echo "file"
-    else
-        echo "error"
-    fi
-else
-    echo "na"
-fi'''
-
 def merge(src, dst,log = False):
     if not os.path.exists(dst):
         return False
@@ -56,7 +44,7 @@ def _adb(*args,output = "shell"):
         "buffered": read line by line'''
     args = [exe] + list(args)
     if output == "out":
-        return subprocess.check_output(args,shell = False).decode().rstrip('\r\n')
+        return subprocess.check_output(args,shell = False).decode().replace('\r\n','\n').rstrip()
     elif output == "shell":
         ret = subprocess.call(args,shell = False)
         if ret:
@@ -74,7 +62,7 @@ def start_server():
 def get_info():
     start_server()
     thing = _adb("devices","-l",output="out")
-    formed = list(filter(bool,thing.split("\r\n")))[1:]
+    formed = list(filter(bool,thing.split("\n")))[1:]
     main = {}
     for device in formed:
         categories = re.split(" +",device)
@@ -173,27 +161,48 @@ class ADBWrapper:
 
 class FSActionWrapper(ADBWrapper):
 
-    def type(self,file):
-        e = exists.format(file = file)
-        res = self.sudo(e,output="out")
-        return res
+    def stat(self,file):
+        '''\
+%a  Access bits (octal) |%A  Access bits (flags)|%b  Size/512
+%B  Bytes per %b (512)  |%d  Device ID (dec)    |%D  Device ID (hex)
+%f  All mode bits (hex) |%F  File type          |%g  Group ID
+%G  Group name          |%h  Hard links         |%i  Inode
+%m  Mount point         |%n  Filename           |%N  Long filename
+%o  I/O block size      |%s  Size (bytes)       |%t  Devtype major (hex)
+%T  Devtype minor (hex) |%u  User ID            |%U  User name
+%x  Access time         |%X  Access unix time   |%y  File write time
+%Y  File write unix time|%z  Dir change time    |%Z  Dir change unix time
+
+The valid format escape sequences for filesystems:
+%a  Available blocks    |%b  Total blocks       |%c  Total inodes
+%d  Free inodes         |%f  Free blocks        |%i  File system ID
+%l  Max filename length |%n  File name          |%s  Fragment size
+%S  Best transfer size  |%t  FS type (hex)      |%T  FS type (driver name)'''
+        command = 'stat -c "%A;%F;%U;%G" {};echo $?'.format(file)
+        res = self.sudo(command,output = "out")
+        output,res = res.split('\n')
+        if res == '0':
+            return output.split(';')
 
     def exists(self,file):
-        return self.type(file) != "na"
+        return self.stat(file) is not None
 
     def isfile(self,file):
-        return self.type(file) == 'file'
+        return self.stat(file)[1] == 'file'
 
     def isdir(self,file):
-        return self.type(file) == 'directory'
+        return self.stat(file)[1] == 'directory'
+
+    def islink(self,file):
+        return self.stat(file)[1] == 'symbolic link'
 
     def delete(self,path):
         return self.sudo("rm","-rf",path,output="out")
 
     def copy(self,remote,local,del_duplicates = True,ignore_error=True):
-        remote_type = self.type(remote)
-        if remote_type != "na":
-            if remote_type == "directory" and not remote.endswith('/'):
+        remote_stat = self.stat(remote)
+        if remote_stat is not None:
+            if remote_stat[1] == "directory" and not remote.endswith('/'):
                 remote += '/'
             merge_flag = False
             if os.path.exists(local):