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What does chattr do?

change ext2/3/4 file attributes, e.g. +i makes a file immutable.

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chattr examples, explained

$ chattr -R +i logs/

  • chattrchange ext2/3/4 file attributes, e.g. +i makes a file immutable
  • -Rrecurse into directories
  • +ian argument passed to the command
  • logs/an argument passed to the command

$ chattr -V +a app.log

  • chattrchange ext2/3/4 file attributes, e.g. +i makes a file immutable
  • -Vbe verbose and print the program version
  • +aan argument passed to the command
  • app.logan argument passed to the command

chattr flags & options

-Rrecurse into directories
-Vbe verbose and print the program version
-fsuppress most error messages

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