gfal-xattr (1) Linux Manual Page
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>