LinuxCommandLibrary

lsattr

list file attributes on a Linux second extended file system

TLDR

Display the attributes of the files in the current directory

$ lsattr
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List the attributes of files in a particular path
$ lsattr [path]
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List file attributes recursively in the current and subsequent directories
$ lsattr -R
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Show attributes of all the files in the current directory, including hidden ones
$ lsattr -a
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Display attributes of directories in the current directory
$ lsattr -d
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SYNOPSIS

lsattr [ -RVadlpv ] [ files... ]

DESCRIPTION

lsattr lists the file attributes on a second extended file system. See chattr(1) for a description of the attributes and what they mean.

OPTIONS

-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.

-l

Print the options using long names instead of single character abbreviations.

-p

List the file's project number.

-v

List the file's version/generation number.

BUGS

There are none :-).

AVAILABILITY

lsattr is part of the e2fsprogs package and is available from http://e2fsprogs.sourceforge.net.

SEE ALSO

chattr(1)

AUTHOR

lsattr was written by Remy Card <Remy.Card@linux.org>. It is currently being maintained by Theodore Ts'o <tytso@alum.mit.edu>.

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