SETFATTR(1)							  File Utilities						       SETFATTR(1)

NAME

       setfattr - set extended attributes of filesystem objects

SYNOPSIS

       setfattr [-h] -n name [-v value] pathname...
       setfattr [-h] -x name pathname...
       setfattr [-h] --restore=file

DESCRIPTION

       The setfattr command associates a new value with an extended attribute name for each specified file.

   OPTIONS
       -n name, --name=name
	   Specifies the name of the extended attribute to set.

       -v value, --value=value
	   Specifies the new value for the extended attribute.

       -x name, --remove=name
	   Remove the named extended attribute entirely.

       -h, --no-dereference
	   Do not follow symlinks.  If pathname is a symbolic link, it is not followed, but is instead itself the inode being modified.

       --restore=file
	   Restores extended attributes from file.  The file must be in the format generated by the getfattr command with the --dump option.  If a
	   dash (-) is given as the file name, setfattr reads from standard input.

       --version
	   Print the version of setfattr and exit.

       --help
	   Print help explaining the command line options.

       --  End of command line options.  All remaining parameters are interpreted as file names, even if they start with a dash character.

AUTHOR

       Andreas Gruenbacher, <a.gruenbacher@bestbits.at> and the SGI XFS development team, <linux-xfs@oss.sgi.com>.

       Please send your bug reports or comments to these addresses.

SEE ALSO

       getfattr(1), and attr(5).

Dec 2001							Extended Attributes						       SETFATTR(1)