ATTRIB

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NAME

ATTRIB - Display or modify DOS file attributes

SYNOPSIS

ATTRIB [+/-RASH ...] [[drive:][path]filename] [/F][/S][/V]

DESCRIPTION

ATTRIB is used to display or modify the attributes of files. A plus or minus character is indicated in order to set or clear a specific file attribute.

OPTIONS

+/-R Sets or clears the READ ONLY file attribute.

+/-A Sets or clears the ARCHIVE file attribute.

+/-S Sets or clears the SYSTEM file attribute.

+/-H Sets or clears the HIDDEN file attribute.

/F - Full listing showing path and volume lable for each file.

/S - Process files in all subdirectories.

/V - Verbose command operation displays additional information.

AUTHOR

EXAMPLES

To list the file attributes in all files in the current directory:

ATTRIB

To clear the READ ONLY attribute from a file named FOO.TXT:

ATTRIB -R FOO.TXT

To set the HIDDEN and READ ONLY attributes on a file BAR.TXT while removing the ARCHIVE attribute:

ATTRIB +HR -A BAR.TXT

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