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exfatattrib(8)

exfatattrib8

Set or display exfat file attributes

Usage

exfatattrib [{-r | -R | -i | -I | -s | -S | -a | -A}] -d device file

Overview

exfatattrib sets or displays attributes of a file on an exFAT file system.

device is the path to an unmounted disk partition or disk image file containing an exFAT file system.

file is the path of a file within that file system.

If run with no command line options, the current attributes of file are displayed; otherwise, the specified attributes are set or cleared. It is an error to set and clear the same flag.

Options

Command line options available:

-d device

The path to an unmounted disk partition or disk image file containing an exFAT file system. This option is required.

-r

Set read-only flag

-R

Clear read-only flag

-i

Set hidden flag (mnemonic: invisible)

-I

Clear hidden flag

-s

Set system flag

-S

Clear system flag

-a

Set archive flag

-A

Clear archive flag

-h

Display this help message

-V

Print version and copyright.

Exit status

Zero is returned if errors were not found. Any other code means an error.

Author

Will Thompson

From exfat-utils 1.4.0-4 in Arch Linux 2026-11-01. Parsed by carta from the page's man source.