GFAL-XATTR(1)

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@cern.ch>
Adrien Devresse <adrien.devresse@cern.ch>
Alejandro Alvarez Ayllon <alejandro.alvarez.ayllon@cern.ch>

SEE ALSO
gfal-cat(1), gfal-chmod(1), gfal-copy(1), gfal-ls(1), gfal-mkdir(1), gfal-rename(1), gfal-rm(1), gfal-save(1), gfal-stat(1), gfal-sum(1), gfal-xattr(1)