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6 removexattr, lremovexattr, fremovexattr - remove an extended attribute
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9 #include <sys/types.h>
10 #include <sys/xattr.h>
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12 int removexattr(const char *path, const char *name);
13 int lremovexattr(const char *path, const char *name);
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17 Extended attributes are name:value pairs associated with inodes (files,
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23 removexattr() removes the extended attribute identified by name and
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26 lremovexattr() is identical to removexattr(), except in the case of a
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30 fremovexattr() is identical to removexattr(), only the extended
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34 An extended attribute name is a null-terminated string. The name
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60 getfattr(1), setfattr(1), getxattr(2), listxattr(2), open(2), setx‐
61 attr(2), stat(2), symlink(7), xattr(7)
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