SETFATTR(1)              File Utilities             SETFATTR(1)





NAME
       setfattr - set extended attributes of filesystem objects

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

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

   OPTIONS
       -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 com-
           mand with the --dump option.  If a dash (-) 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 parame-
           ters are interpreted as file  names,  even  if  they
           start with a dash character.

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

       Please send  your  bug  reports  or  comments  to  these
       addresses.

SEE ALSO
       getfattr(1), and attr(5).



Dec 2001              Extended Attributes           SETFATTR(1)
