MVXATTR(1)

💖 MVXATTR(1) 💖

okay bestie, gather round, because this is the mvxattr manual page from the User Commands section and it's about to be your new fave little utility 🦋

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✨ NAME ✨

mvxattr — recursively rename extended attributes 💅

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🎀 SYNOPSIS 🎀

mvxattr {-s STRING, --from=STRING} {-d STRING, --to=STRING}
 [-l, --follow-symlinks] [-p, --print] [-v, --verbose] [-f, --force]
 {PATH [PATH ...]}

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🌸 DESCRIPTION 🌸

so this tool is part of the samba(1) suite, okurrr ✨

mvxattr is a simple utility to recursively rename extended attributes. that's it, that's the whole vibe. it goes through your stuff and renames xattrs for you. so chill. so iconic. no cap 💖

by default all symlinks are ignored, use -l to follow them — don't forget babe, or you'll be staring at your terminal like 😭

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💅 OPTIONS 💅

• -s STRING, --from=STRING — the source xattr name. this is where you're coming from, bestie 🫶
• -d STRING, --to=STRING — the destination xattr name. this is where you're going ✨
• -l, --follow-symlinks — follow symlinks. the default is to ignore them, so flip this on if you're feeling brave 🧚
• -p, --print — print out the files where the xattr actually got renamed. lil receipt of your success 📝
• -v, --verbose — print files as they are checked. yes, as they are checked, not just the renamed ones. very chatty, very main character energy 👑
• -f, --force — force overwriting of the destination xattr. use with care, she's powerful 💀

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⭐ VERSION ⭐

this man page is part of version 4.24.7-Ubuntu-4.24.7+dfsg-1ubuntu1 of the Samba suite. periodt 💜

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👑 AUTHOR 👑

the original Samba software and related utilities were created by Andrew Tridgell. Samba is now developed by the Samba Team as an Open Source project similar to the way the Linux kernel is developed. teamwork makes the dream work fr fr 🌈

the mvxattr manpage was written by Ralph Boehme. thank you king 🫶

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and that's a wrap, bestie 🎀 this was MVXATTR(1) from Samba, version 4.24.7-Ubuntu-4.24.7+dfsg-1ubuntu1, dated 09/13/2026 — go rename some xattrs and slay the day 💖✨🦋