Linux and UNIX Man Pages

Linux & Unix Commands - Search Man Pages

xattr(1) [freebsd man page]

XATTR(1)						      General Commands Manual							  XATTR(1)

NAME
xattr - sets or lists extended attributes on a file or directory SYNOPSIS
xattr [ -lz ] filename [ filename ... ] xattr -p [ -lz ] attr_name filename [ filename ... ] xattr -w [ -z ] attr_name attr_value filename [ filename ... ] xattr -d attr_name filename [ filename ... ] DESCRIPTION
This manual page documents briefly the xattr command. The first form lists the names of all xattrs on the given file(s). The second form (-p) prints the value of the xattr attr_name. The third form (-w) sets the value of the xattr attr_name to attr_value. The fourth form (-d) deletes the xattr attr_name. OPTIONS
A summary of options is included below. -h Show summary of options. -l Print long format (attr_name: attr_value) when listing xattrs. -z Compress or decompress (if compressed) attribute value in zip format). SEE ALSO
The Python module "xattr" AUTHOR
xattr was written by Bob Ippolito <bob@redivi.com>. This manual page was written by Federico Ceratto, for the Debian project (and may be used by others). May 8, 2010 XATTR(1)

Check Out this Related Man Page

XATTR(1)                                                      General Commands Manual                                                     XATTR(1)

NAME
xattr - sets or lists extended attributes on a file or directory SYNOPSIS
xattr [ -lz ] filename [ filename ... ] xattr -p [ -lz ] attr_name filename [ filename ... ] xattr -w [ -z ] attr_name attr_value filename [ filename ... ] xattr -d attr_name filename [ filename ... ] DESCRIPTION
This manual page documents briefly the xattr command. The first form lists the names of all xattrs on the given file(s). The second form (-p) prints the value of the xattr attr_name. The third form (-w) sets the value of the xattr attr_name to attr_value. The fourth form (-d) deletes the xattr attr_name. OPTIONS
A summary of options is included below. -h Show summary of options. -l Print long format (attr_name: attr_value) when listing xattrs. -z Compress or decompress (if compressed) attribute value in zip format). SEE ALSO
The Python module "xattr" AUTHOR
xattr was written by Bob Ippolito <bob@redivi.com>. This manual page was written by Federico Ceratto, for the Debian project (and may be used by others). May 8, 2010 XATTR(1)
Man Page