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HATTRIB(1)             DragonFly General Commands Manual            HATTRIB(1)


NAME

       hattrib - change HFS file or directory attributes


SYNOPSIS

       hattrib [-t TYPE] [-c CREA] [-|+i] [-|+l] hfs-path [...]

       hattrib -b hfs-path


DESCRIPTION

       hattrib permits the alteration of HFS file attributes. In the first
       form, the MacOS-defined type and creator attributes can be set using
       the -t and -c flags, respectively. A file's invisible flag can be set
       or cleared with +i and -i, respectively. Finally, a file's locked flag
       can be set or cleared with +l and -l.

       All files mentioned on the command line will receive the specified
       attributes, regardless of the file's current attributes. Any attribute
       not mentioned in the command line is left unchanged.

       In the second form, a single HFS pathname refering to a folder is given
       with the -b option, causing it to become "blessed" as the MacOS System
       Folder. For this to be useful, the folder should contain valid
       Macintosh System and Finder files.

       Note that the locked and "blessed" attributes have little consequence
       to hfsutils.


SEE ALSO

       hfsutils(1), hls(1)


FILES

       $HOME/.hcwd


AUTHOR

       Robert Leslie <rob@mars.org>

HFSUTILS                          30-Aug-1998                       HATTRIB(1)

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