From: Tyson Nottingham Subject: [PATCH] chattr: update man page attribute descriptions. Date: Tue, 23 Jan 2018 19:23:34 -0800 Message-ID: <1516764214-27295-1-git-send-email-tgnottingham@gmail.com> Cc: tytso@mit.edu, Tyson Nottingham To: linux-ext4@vger.kernel.org Return-path: Received: from mail-pf0-f196.google.com ([209.85.192.196]:33502 "EHLO mail-pf0-f196.google.com" rhost-flags-OK-OK-OK-OK) by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id S1752009AbeAXDXj (ORCPT ); Tue, 23 Jan 2018 22:23:39 -0500 Received: by mail-pf0-f196.google.com with SMTP id t5so2006520pfi.0 for ; Tue, 23 Jan 2018 19:23:39 -0800 (PST) Sender: linux-ext4-owner@vger.kernel.org List-ID: * Remove descriptions of X and Z, whose support was removed in 4a05268cf86f713 (Remove compression support). * Update a brief description of E, whose meaning was changed in 22f22ab1d2bc5ae (Reserve the codepoints for the new INCOMPAT feature ENCRYPT). * Add P to symbolic mode format string. Signed-off-by: Tyson Nottingham --- misc/chattr.1.in | 21 +++------------------ 1 file changed, 3 insertions(+), 18 deletions(-) diff --git a/misc/chattr.1.in b/misc/chattr.1.in index 6a1d446..cf9cb11 100644 --- a/misc/chattr.1.in +++ b/misc/chattr.1.in @@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ chattr \- change file attributes on a Linux file system .B chattr changes the file attributes on a Linux file system. .PP -The format of a symbolic mode is +-=[aAcCdDeijsStTu]. +The format of a symbolic mode is +-=[aAcCdDeijPsStTu]. .PP The operator '+' causes the selected attributes to be added to the existing attributes of the files; '-' causes them to be removed; and '=' @@ -49,12 +49,10 @@ and undeletable (u). The following attributes are read-only, and may be listed by .BR lsattr (1) but not modified by chattr: -compression error (E), +encrypted (E), huge file (h), indexed directory (I), -inline data (N), -compression raw access (X), -and compressed dirty file (Z). +and inline data (N). .PP Not all flags are supported or utilized by all filesystems; refer to filesystem-specific man pages such as @@ -192,19 +190,6 @@ saved. This allows the user to ask for its undeletion. Note: please make sure to read the bugs and limitations section at the end of this document. .PP -The 'X' attribute is used by the experimental compression patches to -indicate that the raw contents of a compressed file can be accessed -directly. It currently may not be set or reset using -.BR chattr (1), -although it can be displayed by -.BR lsattr (1). -.PP -The 'Z' attribute is used by the experimental compression patches to -indicate a compressed file is dirty. It may not be set or reset using -.BR chattr (1), -although it can be displayed by -.BR lsattr (1). -.PP .SH AUTHOR .B chattr was written by Remy Card . It is currently being -- 2.7.4