Top "Xattr" questions

Use the xattr tag for questions about extended attributes on files in a (Linux or macOS) file system.

What does the dot at the end of the permissions in the output of "ls -lah" mean?

I found some Linux files, and when I type ls -lah, it outputs this permissions format: ... drwxr-xr-x. 2 root root ... -rw-rw-r--. 1 …

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How to use Extended File Attributes on NFS?

I have an NFS_Server - NFS_Client system. My client is mounted to an NFS_Server directory. I want …

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Xattrs are not supported

I am trying to perform a little testing of XATTRs. I recompiled my kernel with ALL the XATTRs enabled. Now, …

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Understanding output of xattr -p com.apple.quarantine

The other day I was messing with some files that had the extended attribute com.apple.quarantine on them. I …

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How to get extended attributes of a file(UNIX/C)?

When I type ls -l in the command line, sometimes an @ or + symbol comes up alongside the file permissions(btw, …

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