gfal-xattr (1) - Linux Manuals

gfal-xattr: show or set attributes of a file

NAME

gfal-xattr - show or set attributes of a file

SYNOPSIS

gfal-xattr [ OPTION ]... FILE [ ATTRIBUTE [= VALUE ]]

DESCRIPTION

gfal-xattr Display attributes of a file or set them to a new value. This command comes in three forms, making it possible, for a specified file, to list all attribute and corresponding values, display the value of a particular attribute or assign a new value to a particular attribute - see examples.

OPTIONS

-h, --help

show help about the command.

-V, --version

output version information and exit.

-v, --verbose

verbose mode. Repeat up to 3 times for the most verbose mode.

-D, --definition

define properties for gfal2.

-C, --client-info

provide custom client-side information

-t, --timeout

global timeout for the execution of the command. Command is interrupted if time expires before it finishes.

FILE

file URI

ATTRIBUTE

optional argument, specifying a attribute to get or set. If no attribute is given, all attributes and corresponding values are displayed.

VALUE

if a attribute is given, a new value can optionally be assigned to it.

EXAMPLES

Show all attributes and values of a file:

gfal-xattr srm://endpoint.cern.ch/path/file

Show the value of a particular attribute:

gfal-xattr srm://endpoint.cern.ch/path/file user.status

Set a new value to an attribute:

gfal-xattr srm://endpoint.cern.ch/path/file user.status=new_value

Typically, you can get the transport urls (turls) with the user.replicas attribute:

srm://endpoint.cern.ch/path/file user.replicas

FILES

/etc/gfal2.d/*

All configuration files in this directory affect the behavior of the underlying gfal2.

AUTHORS

Duarte Meneses <duarte.meneses [at] cern.ch>
Adrien Devresse <adrien.devresse [at] cern.ch>
Alejandro Alvarez Ayllon <alejandro.alvarez.ayllon [at] cern.ch>