man setfattr (Commandes) - set extended attributes of filesystem objects

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setfattr - set extended attributes of filesystem objects

setfattr [-h] -n name [-v value] pathname...
setfattr [-h] -x name pathname...
setfattr [-h] --restore=file

The setfattr command associates a new value with an extended attribute name for each specified file.

-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 (c -) 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.

Andreas Gruenbacher, <a.gruenbacher@bestbits.at> and the SGI XFS development team, <linux-xfs@oss.sgi.com>.

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