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NAME

chflagschange file flags

SYNOPSIS

chflags [-R [-H | -L | -P]] [-h] flags file ...

DESCRIPTION

The chflags utility modifies the file flags of the listed files as specified by the flags operand.

The options are as follows:

-H
If the -R option is specified, symbolic links on the command line are followed. (Symbolic links encountered in the tree traversal are not followed.)
-h
If the file or a file encountered during directory traversal is a symbolic link, the file flags of the link itself is changed.
-L
If the -R option is specified, all symbolic links are followed.
-P
If the -R option is specified, no symbolic links are followed.
-R
Change the file flags for the file hierarchies rooted in the files instead of just the files themselves.

Flags are a comma separated list of keywords. The following keywords are currently defined:

Keyword Flag Permission
arch archived super-user only
opaque opaque owner or super-user
nodump nodump owner or super-user
sappnd system append-only super-user only
schg system immutable super-user only
uappnd user append-only owner or super-user
uchg user immutable owner or super-user

Putting the letters “no” before an option causes the flag to be turned off. For example:

nouchg
the immutable bit should be cleared

The -H, -L and -P options are ignored unless the -R option is specified. In addition, these options override each other and the command's actions are determined by the last one specified. The default is as if the -P option had been specified.

The -o option of ls(1) is used to display the flags.

The kernel does not allow the flags on block and character devices to be changed except by the super-user.

EXIT STATUS

The chflags utility exits 0 on success, and >0 if an error occurs.
December 12, 2012 NetBSD 7.0