Linux / Unix Command: setfattr

Command Library

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.

 

SEE ALSO

getfattr(1), and attr(5).

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