Managing file & directory attributes in linux using chattr & lsattr command | Linux Today

Managing file & directory attributes in linux using chattr & lsattr command

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Pradeep Kumar
Apr 22, 2015

There are certain control attributes that may be set on a file or directory in order to allow data to be appended, to prevent it from being changed or deleted, etc.

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Pradeep Kumar

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