FSATTR(8)

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version 0.9.4 · 2 versions
, in fedora 43

💅 FSATTR(8) — System Administration Utilities 🎀

okay bestie, buckle up, because this is fsattr, and she's a manual page from the System Administration Utilities collection. yes, that collection. the one where the tools have zero chill and full root privileges. 🫶

✨ NAME ✨

fsattr — the manual page for fsattr 0.9.4, no cap. she does exactly one job and she does it slayfully.

🌸 SYNOPSIS 🌸

fsattr --files={normal|prealloc} DEVICE

that's it. that's the whole vibe. one flag with two moods, and a device. 💖

🦋 DESCRIPTION 🦋

so like, fsattr modifies file-system internal data structures?? which is giving "we are going to reach inside the filesystem's brain and rearrange the furniture" energy. icon status, honestly. main character behavior fr fr.

Options: (yes queen, they're listed right here, she contains multitudes)

  • -- — end of options. anything after this gets treated as an argument even if it starts with -. it's the "okay we're DONE with flags, everything from here on is just a thing you're saying" divider. 💀
  • --files=normal — sets files to normal mode, i.e. shows their contents. the files wake up, stretch, and reveal themselves. so demure ✨
  • --files=prealloc — sets files to 'preallocated', i.e. clears their contents. the files get emptied out. not deleted, bestie — cleared. lowkey ominous but okay. 😭
  • --fstype=FSTYPE — specifies the file system inside the device. you're telling her which filesystem you mean, because she is not a mind reader. 🧚
  • --help — displays this help and exits. the classic "just tell me what you do" button. 🌈
  • --version — outputs version information and exits. she'll tell you who she is, then she'll go. ⭐
real talk: this tool messes with file-system internal data structures directly. --files=prealloc clears file contents. that is not a vibe, that is a commitment. back up your stuff, bestie. 🙈

and that's the whole page! you ate this. periodt. 👑

kisses and filesystems — fsattr 0.9.4, from July 2025, hanging out in section 8 of the manual (that's FSATTR(8), for the girlies keeping track 💜)

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