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getcap — Display the name and capabilities of each specified file. More information: <https://manned.org/getc

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Problem

How to use the getcap command: Display the name and capabilities of each specified file. More information: <https://manned.org/getcap>.

Solution

getcap — Display the name and capabilities of each specified file. More information: <https://manned.org/getcap>.

Get capabilities for the given files:
getcap {{path/to/file1 path/to/file2 ...}}


Get capabilities for all the files recursively under the given directories:
getcap -r {{path/to/directory1 path/to/directory2 ...}}


Display all searched entries even if no capabilities are set:
getcap -v {{path/to/file1 path/to/file2 ...}}

Code Snippets

Get capabilities for the given files

getcap {{path/to/file1 path/to/file2 ...}}

Get capabilities for all the files recursively under the given directories

getcap -r {{path/to/directory1 path/to/directory2 ...}}

Display all searched entries even if no capabilities are set

getcap -v {{path/to/file1 path/to/file2 ...}}

Context

tldr-pages: linux/getcap

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