tldr/pages/common/attr.md

attr

Manipulate extended attributes on filesystem objects. More information: https://manned.org/attr.

• List the names and sizes of all extended attributes of a file:

attr -l {{path/to/file}}

• Get the value of an extended attribute:

attr -g {{attribute_name}} {{path/to/file}}

• Set an extended attribute value:

attr -s {{attribute_name}} -V "{{attribute_value}}" {{path/to/file}}

• Set an extended attribute using a value from stdin:

echo "{{attribute_value}}" | attr -s {{attribute_name}} {{path/to/file}}

• Remove an extended attribute:

attr -r {{attribute_name}} {{path/to/file}}