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LSATTR

Section: User Commands (1)
Updated: March 2025
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lsattr - list ext2/ext3/ext4 file attributes

lsattr [ -RVadlpv ] [ files... ]

lsattr lists the file attributes on an ext2/ext3/ext4 file system. See chattr(1) for a description of the attributes and what they mean.

-R: Recursively list attributes of directories and their contents.
-V: Display the program version.
-a: List all files in directories, including files that start with `.'.
-d: List directories like other files, rather than listing their contents.
-l: Print the options using long names instead of single character abbreviations.
-p: List the file's project number.
-v: List the file's version/generation number.

lsattr was written by Remy Card <Remy.Card@linux.org>. It is currently being maintained by Theodore Ts'o <tytso@alum.mit.edu>.

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lsattr is part of the e2fsprogs package and is available from http://e2fsprogs.sourceforge.net.