8.22. Attr-2.5.1

The attr package contains utilities to administer the extended attributes on filesystem objects.

Approximate build time: less than 0.1 SBU

Required disk space: 4.2 MB

8.22.1. Installation of Attr

Prepare Attr for compilation:

./configure --prefix=/usr     \
            --disable-static  \
            --sysconfdir=/etc \
            --docdir=/usr/share/doc/attr-2.5.1

Compile the package:

make

The tests need to be run on a filesystem that supports extended attributes such as the ext2, ext3, or ext4 filesystems. To test the results, issue:

make check

Install the package:

make install

Installed programs: attr, getfattr, and setfattr

Installed library: libattr.so

Installed directories: /usr/include/attr and /usr/share/doc/attr-2.5.1

attr	Extends attributes on filesystem objects
getfattr	Gets the extended attributes of filesystem objects
setfattr	Sets the extended attributes of filesystem objects
`libattr`	Contains the library functions for manipulating extended attributes