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| author | Theodore Ts'o <tytso@mit.edu> | 2018-03-24 21:44:30 -0400 |
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| committer | Theodore Ts'o <tytso@mit.edu> | 2018-03-24 22:27:51 -0400 |
| commit | 46cf3712b39bc83bb5dbd6bd19ecc21af80d6ac1 (patch) | |
| tree | 14cf7b2c032416acdace348c8fa476f46cc0e43e /misc | |
| parent | d7829f0500f543645a4e7499516e6212090721ae (diff) | |
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Add some minor clarifications to chattr's man page
Addresses-Debian-Bug: #890390
Signed-off-by: Theodore Ts'o <tytso@mit.edu>
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1 files changed, 10 insertions, 9 deletions
diff --git a/misc/chattr.1.in b/misc/chattr.1.in index fa53ee70..fba9cea0 100644 --- a/misc/chattr.1.in +++ b/misc/chattr.1.in @@ -120,7 +120,8 @@ although it can be displayed by .BR lsattr (1). .PP A file with the 'i' attribute cannot be modified: it cannot be deleted or -renamed, no link can be created to this file and no data can be written +renamed, no link can be created to this file, most of the file's +metadata can not be modified, and no data can be written to the file. Only the superuser or a process possessing the CAP_LINUX_IMMUTABLE capability can set or clear this attribute. .PP @@ -130,13 +131,13 @@ is being indexed using hashed trees. It may not be set or reset using although it can be displayed by .BR lsattr (1). .PP -A file with the 'j' attribute has all of its data written to the ext3 -or ext4 journal before being written to the file itself, if the filesystem -is mounted with the "data=ordered" or "data=writeback" options. When the -filesystem is mounted with the "data=journal" option all file data -is already journalled and this attribute has no effect. Only -the superuser or a process possessing the CAP_SYS_RESOURCE -capability can set or clear this attribute. +A file with the 'j' attribute has all of its data written to the ext3 or +ext4 journal before being written to the file itself, if the file system +is mounted with the "data=ordered" or "data=writeback" options and the +file system has a journal. When the filesystem is mounted with the +"data=journal" option all file data is already journalled and this +attribute has no effect. Only the superuser or a process possessing the +CAP_SYS_RESOURCE capability can set or clear this attribute. .PP A file with the 'N' attribute set indicates that the file has data stored inline, within the inode itself. It may not be set or reset using @@ -191,7 +192,7 @@ The 'c', 's', and 'u' attributes are not honored by the ext2, ext3, and ext4 filesystems as implemented in the current mainline Linux kernels. .PP -The 'j' option is only useful if the filesystem is mounted as ext3 or ext4. +The 'j' option is only useful for ext3 and ext4 file systems. .PP The 'D' option is only useful on Linux kernel 2.5.19 and later. .SH AVAILABILITY |