lsattr Command#

The lsattr command is used to display the attributes of a file.

Syntax#

lsattr [-RVadlv] [file | folder]

Options#

• -a: Display all files and directories, including additional built-ins with names starting with . such as the current directory . and the parent directory ...
• -d: Display the directory name, not its contents.
• -l: Specify the logical name of the device to be displayed.
• -R: Recursively process all files and subdirectories in the specified directory.
• -v: Display the version of the file or directory.
• -V: Display version information.

File Attributes#

• a: Files or directories are for append-only use.
• b: Do not update the last access time of the file or directory.
• c: Compress and store the file or directory.
• d: Exclude the file or directory from the dump operation.
• i: File or directory cannot be arbitrarily modified.
• s: Securely delete the file or directory.
• S: Immediately update the file or directory.
• u: Prevent accidental deletion.

Examples#

View the attributes of the file.txt file.

lsattr file.txt

Display the attributes of all files and directories.

lsattr -a

Recursively process all files and subdirectories in the /tmp/ directory.

lsattr -R /tmp/

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