diff --git a/pages/osx/xattr.md b/pages/osx/xattr.md new file mode 100644 index 0000000000..8bb13a246c --- /dev/null +++ b/pages/osx/xattr.md @@ -0,0 +1,23 @@ +# xattr + +> Utility for use 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}}`