Lsattr

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lsattr is a command-line program for listing the attributes on a Linux second extended file system (ext2).^[1] It is also a command to display attributes of devices on an AIX operating system.^[2]

Options

The form of the lsattr command (gnu 1.41.3):

 lsattr [ -RVadv ] [ files...  ]

-R Recursively list attributes of directories and their contents.
-V Display the program version.
-a List all files in directories, including files that start with '.'
-d List directories like other files, rather than listing their contents.
-v List the file’s version/generation number.

Attributes

Some attributes include:

don't update atime (A)
synchronous updates (S)
synchronous directory updates (D)
append only (a)
compressed (c)
no dump (d)
immutable (i)
data journaling (j)
secure deletion (s)
top of directory hierarchy (T)
no tail-merging (t)
undeletable (u)
use hashed b-trees for directory lookups (I)

Details of the attributes can be found in the chattr man page ^[3]

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Lsattr

Options

Attributes

See also

References