From: Andreas Dilger Date: Mon, 25 Aug 2008 00:24:23 +0000 (-0400) Subject: Document the extent and huge file flags in the chattr.1.in man page X-Git-Tag: v1.41.1~45 X-Git-Url: https://git.whamcloud.com/?a=commitdiff_plain;h=a5e14ead2e2a594c51c5ecac1fe318a331860f50;p=tools%2Fe2fsprogs.git Document the extent and huge file flags in the chattr.1.in man page Signed-off-by: Andreas Dilger Signed-off-by: "Theodore Ts'o" --- diff --git a/misc/chattr.1.in b/misc/chattr.1.in index 2334675..960f058 100644 --- a/misc/chattr.1.in +++ b/misc/chattr.1.in @@ -73,12 +73,25 @@ set or reset using although it can be displayed by .BR lsattr (1). .PP +The 'e' attribute indicates that the file is using extents for mapping +the blocks on disk. It may not be set or reset using +.BR chattr (1), +although it can be displayed by +.BR lsattr (1). +.PP 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 reset using .BR chattr (1), although it can be displayed by .BR lsattr (1). .PP +The 'H' attribute indicates the file is storing its blocks in units of the +filesystem blocksize instead of in units of sectors, and means that the file +is (or at one time was) larger than 2TB. It may not be set or reset using +.BR chattr (1), +although it can be displayed by +.BR lsattr (1). +.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 or a process possessing the