LSATTR(1)

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version 1.47.4 · 6 versions
, in alpine 3.24, arch rolling, nixpkgs unstable, ubuntu stonking

✨ LSATTR(1) ✨

okay bestie, gather round, because today we're learning about lsattr — that's the General Commands Manual girlie, and she's here to spill all the tea on your file attributes 💅

🌸 NAME 🌸

lsattr — list ext2/ext3/ext4 file attributes 🦋

🎀 SYNOPSIS 🎀

lsattr [ -RVadlpv ] [ files...  ]

💖 DESCRIPTION 💖

so basically? lsattr lists the file attributes on an ext2/ext3/ext4 file system. that's it. that's the whole vibe ✨

and if you're sitting there like "bestie what do these attributes even mean" — no worries, go read chattr(1), it has the full description of the attributes and what they do. iykyk 🫶

👑 OPTIONS 👑

  • -R — Recursively list attributes of directories and their contents. like, it goes in. all the way in. 🌈
  • -V — Display the program version. main character energy, she wants you to know which version she is 💅
  • -a — List all files in directories, including files that start with . — yes, even the shy hidden ones 🫣
  • -d — List directories like other files, rather than listing their contents. so instead of opening the folder and snooping around, she just tells you about the folder itself. iconic behaviour honestly 🎀
  • -l — Print the options using long names instead of single character abbreviations. because sometimes a just isn't enough info, you know? spell it out for me 📝
  • -p — List the file's project number. project number reveal!! 🔥
  • -v — List the file's version/generation number. her age. her era. her lore ⭐

🧚 AUTHOR 🧚

lsattr was written by Remy Card <Remy.Card@linux.org>. and it is currently being maintained by Theodore Ts'o <tytso@alum.mit.edu>. shoutout to the legends, no cap 🙌

💀 BUGS 💀

There are none :-).

literally not a single one. flawless. perfect. unbothered. we love to see it 😭💖

🌟 AVAILABILITY 🌟

lsattr is part of the e2fsprogs package and is available from http://e2fsprogs.sourceforge.net. go get her 🛍️✨

🦋 SEE ALSO 🦋

and that's the whole page bestie!! 🎀

this was brought to you by E2fsprogs version 1.47.4, dated March 2025 — so you know she's fresh, she's current, she's thriving 💅✨ mwah, love u, go list some attributes 🫶💖

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