X-Git-Url: https://git.whamcloud.com/?a=blobdiff_plain;f=misc%2Fchattr.1.in;h=922410b62a5a1a401934cdccf6c8bc9b857d3e6f;hb=8adeabeec715adcc2f32caff8d33b0e9ca9d7d8a;hp=149e6ecc87dc773fdc93658cd09baa80a86d3467;hpb=ffe4cab315464f16486504eeeadaa6c336c6ab3d;p=tools%2Fe2fsprogs.git diff --git a/misc/chattr.1.in b/misc/chattr.1.in index 149e6ec..922410b 100644 --- a/misc/chattr.1.in +++ b/misc/chattr.1.in @@ -1,87 +1,261 @@ .\" -*- nroff -*- .TH CHATTR 1 "@E2FSPROGS_MONTH@ @E2FSPROGS_YEAR@" "E2fsprogs version @E2FSPROGS_VERSION@" .SH NAME -chattr \- change file attributes on a Linux second extended file system +chattr \- change file attributes on a Linux file system .SH SYNOPSIS .B chattr [ -.B \-RV +.B \-RVf ] [ .B \-v .I version ] [ +.B \-p +.I project +] +[ .I mode ] .I files... .SH DESCRIPTION .B chattr -changes the file attributes on a Linux second extended file system. +changes the file attributes on a Linux file system. +.PP +The format of a symbolic mode is +-=[aAcCdDeFijmPsStTux]. .PP -The format of a symbolic mode is +-=[ASacdisu]. +The operator '+' causes the selected attributes to be added to the +existing attributes of the files; '-' causes them to be removed; and '=' +causes them to be the only attributes that the files have. .PP -The operator `+' causes the selected attributes to be added to the -existing attributes of the files; `-' causes them to be removed; and -`=' causes them to be the only attributes that the files have. +The letters 'aAcCdDeFijmPsStTux' select the new attributes for the files: +append only (a), +no atime updates (A), +compressed (c), +no copy on write (C), +no dump (d), +synchronous directory updates (D), +extent format (e), +case-insensitive directory lookups (F), +immutable (i), +data journaling (j), +don't compress (m), +project hierarchy (P), +secure deletion (s), +synchronous updates (S), +no tail-merging (t), +top of directory hierarchy (T), +undeletable (u), +and direct access for files (x). +.PP +The following attributes are read-only, and may be listed by +.BR lsattr (1) +but not modified by chattr: +encrypted (E), +indexed directory (I), +inline data (N), +and verity (V). .PP -The letters `ASacdisu' select the new attributes for the files: -don't update atime (A), synchronous updates (S), append only (a), -compressed (c), immutable (i), no dump (d), -secure deletion (s), and undeletable (u). +Not all flags are supported or utilized by all file systems; refer to +file system-specific man pages such as +.BR btrfs (5), +.BR ext4 (5), +and +.BR xfs (5) +for more file system-specific details. .SH OPTIONS .TP .B \-R Recursively change attributes of directories and their contents. -Symbolic links encountered during recursive directory traversals are -ignored. .TP .B \-V Be verbose with chattr's output and print the program version. .TP +.B \-f +Suppress most error messages. +.TP .BI \-v " version" Set the file's version/generation number. +.TP +.BI \-p " project" +Set the file's project number. .SH ATTRIBUTES -When a file with the 'A' attribute set is modified, its atime record is +.TP +.B a +A file with the 'a' attribute set can only be opened in append mode for +writing. Only the superuser or a process possessing the +CAP_LINUX_IMMUTABLE capability can set or clear this attribute. +.TP +.B A +When a file with the 'A' attribute set is accessed, its atime record is not modified. This avoids a certain amount of disk I/O for laptop systems. -.PP -A file with the `a' attribute set can only be open in append mode for writing. -Only the superuser can set or clear this attribute. -.PP -A file with the `c' attribute set is automatically compressed on the disk -by the kernel. A read from this file returns uncompressed data. A write to -this file compresses data before storing them on the disk. -.PP -A file with the `d' attribute set is not candidate for backup when the +.TP +.B c +A file with the 'c' attribute set is automatically compressed on the disk +by the kernel. A read from this file returns uncompressed data. A write to +this file compresses data before storing them on the disk. Note: please +make sure to read the bugs and limitations section at the end of this +document. (Note: For btrfs, If the 'c' flag is set, then the 'C' flag +cannot be set. Also conflicts with btrfs mount option 'nodatasum') +.TP +.B C +A file with the 'C' attribute set will not be subject to copy-on-write +updates. This flag is only supported on file systems which perform +copy-on-write. (Note: For btrfs, the 'C' flag should be +set on new or empty files. If it is set on a file which already has +data blocks, it is undefined when the blocks assigned to the file will +be fully stable. If the 'C' flag is set on a directory, it will have no +effect on the directory, but new files created in that directory will +have the No_COW attribute set. If the 'C' flag is set, then the 'c' flag +cannot be set.) +.TP +.B d +A file with the 'd' attribute set is not a candidate for backup when the .BR dump (8) program is run. -.PP -A file with the `i' attribute cannot be modified: it cannot be deleted or -renamed, no link can be created to this file and no data can be written -to the file. Only the superuser can set or clear this attribute. -.PP -When a file with the `s' attribute set is deleted, its blocks are zeroed and -written back to the disk. -.PP -When a file with the `S' attribute set is modified, -the changes are written synchronously on the disk; this is equivalent to -the `sync' mount option applied to a subset of the files. -.PP -When a file with the `u' attribute set is deleted, its contents are saved. -This allows the user to ask for its undeletion. +.TP +.B D +When a directory with the 'D' attribute set is modified, +the changes are written synchronously to the disk; this is equivalent to +the 'dirsync' mount option applied to a subset of the files. +.TP +.B e +The 'e' attribute indicates that the file is using extents for mapping +the blocks on disk. It may not be removed using +.BR chattr (1). +.TP +.B E +A file, directory, or symlink with the 'E' attribute set is encrypted by the +file system. This attribute may not be set or cleared using +.BR chattr (1), +although it can be displayed by +.BR lsattr (1). +.TP +.B F +A directory with the 'F' attribute set indicates that all the path +lookups inside that directory are made in a case-insensitive fashion. +This attribute can only be changed in empty directories on file systems +with the casefold feature enabled. +.TP +.B i +A file with the 'i' attribute cannot be modified: it cannot be deleted or +renamed, no link can be created to this file, most of the file's +metadata can not be modified, and the file can not be opened in write mode. +Only the superuser or a process possessing the CAP_LINUX_IMMUTABLE +capability can set or clear this attribute. +.TP +.B I +The 'I' attribute is used by the htree code to indicate that a directory +is being indexed using hashed trees. It may not be set or cleared using +.BR chattr (1), +although it can be displayed by +.BR lsattr (1). +.TP +.B j +A file with the 'j' attribute has all of its data written to the ext3 or +ext4 journal before being written to the file itself, if the file system +is mounted with the "data=ordered" or "data=writeback" options and the +file system has a journal. When the file system is mounted with the +"data=journal" option all file data is already journalled and this +attribute has no effect. Only the superuser or a process possessing the +CAP_SYS_RESOURCE capability can set or clear this attribute. +.TP +.B m +A file with the 'm' attribute is excluded from compression on file +systems that support per-file compression. +.TP +.B N +A file with the 'N' attribute set indicates that the file has data +stored inline, within the inode itself. It may not be set or cleared +using +.BR chattr (1), +although it can be displayed by +.BR lsattr (1). +.TP +.B P +A directory with the 'P' attribute set will enforce a hierarchical +structure for project id's. This means that files and directories created +in the directory will inherit the project id of the directory, rename +operations are constrained so when a file or directory is moved into +another directory, that the project ids must match. In addition, a +hard link to file can only be created when the project id for the file +and the destination directory match. +.TP +.B s +When a file with the 's' attribute set is deleted, its blocks are zeroed +and written back to the disk. Note: please make sure to read the bugs +and limitations section at the end of this document. +.TP +.B S +When a file with the 'S' attribute set is modified, +the changes are written synchronously to the disk; this is equivalent to +the 'sync' mount option applied to a subset of the files. +.TP +.B t +A file with the 't' attribute will not have a partial block fragment at +the end of the file merged with other files (for those file systems which +support tail-merging). This is necessary for applications such as LILO +which read the file system directly, and which don't understand tail-merged +files. Note: As of this writing, the ext2, ext3, and ext4 file systems do +not support tail-merging. +.TP +.B T +A directory with the 'T' attribute will be deemed to be the top of +directory hierarchies for the purposes of the Orlov block allocator. +This is a hint to the block allocator used by ext3 and ext4 that the +subdirectories under this directory are not related, and thus should be +spread apart for allocation purposes. For example it is a very good +idea to set the 'T' attribute on the /home directory, so that /home/john +and /home/mary are placed into separate block groups. For directories +where this attribute is not set, the Orlov block allocator will try to +group subdirectories closer together where possible. +.TP +.B u +When a file with the 'u' attribute set is deleted, its contents are +saved. This allows the user to ask for its undeletion. Note: please +make sure to read the bugs and limitations section at the end of this +document. +.TP +.B x +The 'x' attribute can be set on a directory or file. If the attribute +is set on an existing directory, it will be inherited by all files and +subdirectories that are subsequently created in the directory. If an +existing directory has contained some files and subdirectories, modifying +the attribute on the parent directory doesn't change the attributes on +these files and subdirectories. +.TP +.B V +A file with the 'V' attribute set has fs-verity enabled. It cannot be +written to, and the file system will automatically verify all data read +from it against a cryptographic hash that covers the entire file's +contents, e.g. via a Merkle tree. This makes it possible to efficiently +authenticate the file. This attribute may not be set or cleared using +.BR chattr (1), +although it can be displayed by +.BR lsattr (1). .PP .SH AUTHOR .B chattr -was written by Remy Card . +was written by Remy Card . It is currently being +maintained by Theodore Ts'o . .SH BUGS AND LIMITATIONS -As of Linux 2.2, the `c', 's', and `u' attribute are not honored -by the kernel code. +The 'c', 's', and 'u' attributes are not honored +by the ext2, ext3, and ext4 file systems as implemented in the current +mainline Linux kernels. +Setting 'a' and 'i' attributes will not affect the ability to write +to already existing file descriptors. .PP -These attributes will be implemented in a future ext2 fs version. +The 'j' option is only useful for ext3 and ext4 file systems. +.PP +The 'D' option is only useful on Linux kernel 2.5.19 and later. .SH AVAILABILITY .B chattr -is part of the e2fsprogs package and is available for anonymous -ftp from tsx-11.mit.edu in /pub/linux/packages/ext2fs. +is part of the e2fsprogs package and is available from +http://e2fsprogs.sourceforge.net. .SH SEE ALSO -.BR lsattr (1) +.BR lsattr (1), +.BR btrfs (5), +.BR ext4 (5), +.BR xfs (5).