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SETXATTR(2)						     Linux Programmer's Manual						       SETXATTR(2)

NAME
setxattr, lsetxattr, fsetxattr - set an extended attribute value SYNOPSIS
#include <sys/types.h> #include <sys/xattr.h> int setxattr(const char *path, const char *name, const void *value, size_t size, int flags); int lsetxattr(const char *path, const char *name, const void *value, size_t size, int flags); int fsetxattr(int fd, const char *name, const void *value, size_t size, int flags); DESCRIPTION
Extended attributes are name:value pairs associated with inodes (files, directories, symbolic links, etc.). They are extensions to the normal attributes which are associated with all inodes in the system (i.e., the stat(2) data). A complete overview of extended attributes concepts can be found in attr(5). setxattr() sets the value of the extended attribute identified by name and associated with the given path in the filesystem. The size argument specifies the size (in bytes) of value; a zero-length value is permitted. lsetxattr() is identical to setxattr(), except in the case of a symbolic link, where the extended attribute is set on the link itself, not the file that it refers to. fsetxattr() is identical to setxattr(), only the extended attribute is set on the open file referred to by fd (as returned by open(2)) in place of path. An extended attribute name is a null-terminated string. The name includes a namespace prefix; there may be several, disjoint namespaces associated with an individual inode. The value of an extended attribute is a chunk of arbitrary textual or binary data of specified length. By default (i.e., flags is zero), the extended attribute will be created if it does not exist, or the value will be replaced if the attribute already exists. To modify these semantics, one of the following values can be specified in flags: XATTR_CREATE Perform a pure create, which fails if the named attribute exists already. XATTR_REPLACE Perform a pure replace operation, which fails if the named attribute does not already exist. RETURN VALUE
On success, zero is returned. On failure, -1 is returned and errno is set appropriately. ERRORS
EDQUOT Disk quota limits meant that there is insufficient space remaining to store the extended attribute. EEXIST XATTR_CREATE was specified, and the attribute exists already. ENOATTR XATTR_REPLACE was specified, and the attribute does not exist. (ENOATTR is defined to be a synonym for ENODATA in <attr/xattr.h>.) ENOSPC There is insufficient space remaining to store the extended attribute. ENOTSUP The namespace prefix of name is not valid. ENOTSUP Extended attributes are not supported by the filesystem, or are disabled, In addition, the errors documented in stat(2) can also occur. VERSIONS
These system calls have been available on Linux since kernel 2.4; glibc support is provided since version 2.3. CONFORMING TO
These system calls are Linux-specific. SEE ALSO
getfattr(1), setfattr(1), getxattr(2), listxattr(2), open(2), removexattr(2), stat(2), attr(5), symlink(7) Linux 2015-02-21 SETXATTR(2)

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SETXATTR(2)							   System calls 						       SETXATTR(2)

NAME
setxattr, lsetxattr, fsetxattr - set an extended attribute value SYNOPSIS
#include <sys/types.h> #include <attr/xattr.h> int setxattr (const char *path, const char *name, const void *value, size_t size, int flags); int lsetxattr (const char *path, const char *name, const void *value, size_t size, int flags); int fsetxattr (int filedes, const char *name, const void *value, size_t size, int flags); DESCRIPTION
Extended attributes are name:value pairs associated with inodes (files, directories, symlinks, etc). They are extensions to the normal attributes which are associated with all inodes in the system (i.e. the stat(2) data). A complete overview of extended attributes concepts can be found in attr(5). setxattr sets the value of the extended attribute identified by name and associated with the given path in the filesystem. The size of the value must be specified. lsetxattr is identical to setxattr, except in the case of a symbolic link, where the extended attribute is set on the link itself, not the file that it refers to. fsetxattr is identical to setxattr, only the extended attribute is set on the open file pointed to by filedes (as returned by open(2)) in place of path. An extended attribute name is a simple NULL-terminated string. The name includes a namespace prefix - there may be several, disjoint namespaces associated with an individual inode. The value of an extended attribute is a chunk of arbitrary textual or binary data of spec- ified length. The flags parameter can be used to refine the semantics of the operation. XATTR_CREATE specifies a pure create, which fails if the named attribute exists already. XATTR_REPLACE specifies a pure replace operation, which fails if the named attribute does not already exist. By default (no flags), the extended attribute will be created if need be, or will simply replace the value if the attribute exists. RETURN VALUE
On success, zero is returned. On failure, -1 is returned and errno is set appropriately. If XATTR_CREATE is specified, and the attribute exists already, errno is set to EEXIST. If XATTR_REPLACE is specified, and the attribute does not exist, errno is set to ENOATTR. If there is insufficient space remaining to store the extended attribute, errno is set to either ENOSPC, or EDQUOT if quota enforcement was the cause. If extended attributes are not supported by the filesystem, or are disabled, errno is set to ENOTSUP. The errors documented for the stat(2) system call are also applicable here. AUTHORS
Andreas Gruenbacher, <a.gruenbacher@bestbits.at> and the SGI XFS development team, <linux-xfs@oss.sgi.com>. Please send any bug reports or comments to these addresses. SEE ALSO
getfattr(1), setfattr(1), open(2), stat(2), getxattr(2), listxattr(2), removexattr(2), and attr(5). Dec 2001 Extended Attributes SETXATTR(2)
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