1SETCAP(8)                   System Manager's Manual                  SETCAP(8)
2
3
4

NAME

6       setcap - set file capabilities
7

SYNOPSIS

9       setcap [-q] [-v] (capabilities|-|-r) filename [ ... capabilitiesN fileN
10       ]
11

DESCRIPTION

13       In the absence of the -v (verify) option setcap sets  the  capabilities
14       of  each  specified  filename  to  the  capabilities specified.  The -v
15       option is used to verify that the specified capabilities are  currently
16       associated with the file.
17
18       The   capabilities   are   specified   in   the   form   described   in
19       cap_from_text(3).
20
21       The special capability string, '-', can be used to indicate that  capa‐
22       bilities  are read from the standard input. In such cases, the capabil‐
23       ity set is terminated with a blank line.
24
25       The special capability string, '-r', is used to remove a capability set
26       from a file.
27
28       The -q flag is used to make the program less verbose in its output.
29

EXIT CODE

31       The setcap program will exit with a 0 exit code if successful. On fail‐
32       ure, the exit code is 1.
33

SEE ALSO

35       cap_from_text(3), cap_set_file(3), getcap(8)
36
37
38
39                               24th October 2008                     SETCAP(8)