tldr/pages/osx/xattr.md

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xattr

Utility to work with extended filesystem attributes.

  • List key:value extended attributes for a given file:

xattr -l {{file}}

  • Write an attribute for a given file:

xattr -w {{attribute_key}} {{attribute_value}} {{file}}

  • Delete an attribute from a given file:

xattr -d {{attribute_key}} {{file}}

  • Delete all extended attributes from a given file:

xattr -c {{file}}

  • Recursively delete an attribute in a given directory:

xattr -rd {{attribute_key}} {{directory}}