6.2.11.2 lsxattr
List an extended attribute for a file or vault.
Purpose
The lsxattr
command displays information about non-standard
attributes created for Exascale files and
vaults.
Syntax
lsxattr { file-name | vault-name } --name attribute_name [ --bin-value-file file-name ]
Command Options
The options for the lsxattr
command are:
-
{ file-name | vault-name }
: Specifies the name of the file or vault for which you want to list the specified extended attribute value. -
--name
: Specifies the name of the extended attribute. -
--bin-value-file
: Specifies the file where you want to write the value of the extended attribute.
Usage Notes
If you do not specify the
--bin-value-file
option, binary
values are output in Base64 format.
Examples
Example 6-146 List an Extended Attribute
You can use the following commands to list the custom_attr
extended attribute.
@> lsxattr @MYDATA --name custom_attr
@> lsxattr @MYDATA/file1 --name custom_attr
Example 6-147 List a Binary Extended Attribute
You can use the following commands
to list the binary_attr
extended attribute and write the binary value to a
regular file at /home/user/bin-val-out.dat
.
@> lsxattr @MYDATA/file1 --name binary_attr --bin-value-file /home/user/bin-val-out.dat
Parent topic: Extended Attribute Management