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getfattr — Display file names and extended attributes. More information: <https://manned.org/getfattr>.

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Problem

How to use the getfattr command: Display file names and extended attributes. More information: <https://manned.org/getfattr>.

Solution

getfattr — Display file names and extended attributes. More information: <https://manned.org/getfattr>.

Retrieve all extended attributes of a file and display them in a detailed format:

getfattr {{[-d|--dump]}} {{path/to/file}}

Get a specific attribute of a file:

getfattr {{[-n|--name]}} user.{{attribute_name}} {{path/to/file}}

Code Snippets

Retrieve all extended attributes of a file and display them in a detailed format

getfattr {{[-d|--dump]}} {{path/to/file}}

Get a specific attribute of a file

getfattr {{[-n|--name]}} user.{{attribute_name}} {{path/to/file}}

Context

tldr-pages: linux/getfattr

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