1SETFATTR(1)                     File Utilities                     SETFATTR(1)
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NAME

6       setfattr - set extended attributes of filesystem objects
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SYNOPSIS

9       setfattr [-h] -n name [-v value] pathname...
10       setfattr [-h] -x name pathname...
11       setfattr [-h] --restore=file
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DESCRIPTION

14       The  setfattr command associates a new value with an extended attribute
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17   OPTIONS
18       -n name, --name=name
19           Specifies the name of the extended attribute to set.
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21       -v value, --value=value
22           Specifies the new value for the extended attribute.
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25           Remove the named extended attribute entirely.
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27       -h, --no-dereference
28           Do not follow symlinks.  If pathname is a symbolic link, it is  not
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32           Restores  extended  attributes  from file.  The file must be in the
33           format generated by the getfattr command with  the  --dump  option.
34           If  a dash (-) is given as the file name, setfattr reads from stan‐
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37       --version
38           Print the version of setfattr and exit.
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41           Print help explaining the command line options.
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43       --  End of command line options.  All remaining parameters  are  inter‐
44           preted as file names, even if they start with a dash character.
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AUTHOR

47       Andreas Gruenbacher, <a.gruenbacher@bestbits.at> and the SGI XFS devel‐
48       opment team, <linux-xfs@oss.sgi.com>.
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50       Please send your bug reports or comments to these addresses.
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SEE ALSO

53       getfattr(1), and attr(5).
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57Dec 2001                      Extended Attributes                  SETFATTR(1)
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