tldr/pages/linux/chattr.md

# chattr

> Change attributes of files or folders.

- Make a file or directory immutable to changes and deletion, even by superuser:

`chattr +i {{path/to/file_or_directory}}`

- Make a file or directory mutable:

`chattr -i {{path/to/file_or_directory}}`

- Recursively make an entire folder and contents immutable:

`chattr -R +i {{folder}}`
chattr: add page 2016-02-16 13:44:30 +05:30			`# chattr`

			`> Change attributes of files or folders.`

Refactor: add missing `or_directory` where needed. This commit adds the missing `_or_directory` to any example which is specifying an action affecting a file or a directory, but uses the token `{{path/to/file}}` instead of `{{path/to/file_or_directory}}`. 2019-02-08 01:31:19 +01:00			`- Make a file or directory immutable to changes and deletion, even by superuser:`
chattr: add page 2016-02-16 13:44:30 +05:30
Refactor: add missing `or_directory` where needed. This commit adds the missing `_or_directory` to any example which is specifying an action affecting a file or a directory, but uses the token `{{path/to/file}}` instead of `{{path/to/file_or_directory}}`. 2019-02-08 01:31:19 +01:00			`chattr +i {{path/to/file_or_directory}}`
chattr: add page 2016-02-16 13:44:30 +05:30
Refactor: add missing `or_directory` where needed. This commit adds the missing `_or_directory` to any example which is specifying an action affecting a file or a directory, but uses the token `{{path/to/file}}` instead of `{{path/to/file_or_directory}}`. 2019-02-08 01:31:19 +01:00			`- Make a file or directory mutable:`
chattr: add page 2016-02-16 13:44:30 +05:30
Refactor: add missing `or_directory` where needed. This commit adds the missing `_or_directory` to any example which is specifying an action affecting a file or a directory, but uses the token `{{path/to/file}}` instead of `{{path/to/file_or_directory}}`. 2019-02-08 01:31:19 +01:00			`chattr -i {{path/to/file_or_directory}}`
chattr: add page 2016-02-16 13:44:30 +05:30
			`- Recursively make an entire folder and contents immutable:`

			`chattr -R +i {{folder}}`