1removexattr(2) System Calls Manual removexattr(2)
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6 removexattr, lremovexattr, fremovexattr - remove an extended attribute
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12 #include <sys/xattr.h>
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14 int removexattr(const char *path, const char *name);
15 int lremovexattr(const char *path, const char *name);
16 int fremovexattr(int fd, const char *name);
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19 Extended attributes are name:value pairs associated with inodes (files,
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25 removexattr() removes the extended attribute identified by name and as‐
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28 lremovexattr() is identical to removexattr(), except in the case of a
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61 getfattr(1), setfattr(1), getxattr(2), listxattr(2), open(2), setx‐
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