---
name: "unattr"
section: "8"
platform: "linux"
package: "shake"
version: "1.0-5"
release: "Arch Linux 2026-11-01"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/unattr"
---

# unattr(8)

remove choosen xattr from files, recursively.

## NAME

Unattr - remove choosen xattr from files, recursively.

## SYNOPSIS

**unattr** \[*OPTION*\]... *\<FILE\|DIRECTORY\>*...

## DESCRIPTION

Remove choosen xattr from files, recursively.

- **-a**, **--attr**

  specify the name of a new attribute

- **-h**, **--help**

  help

- **-V**, **--version**

  show version number and copyright

## EXAMPLES

- Remove shake xattrs :

  **unattr** --attr=shake.ptime *FILES*

- Remove beagle xattrs :

  **unattr** -a Beagle.MTime -a Beagle.AttrTime -a Beagle.Fingerprint -a Beagle.Uid *FILES*

## REPORTING BUGS

Report bugs to \<brice.arnould+shake@gmail.com\> or at https://github.com/unbrice/shake/issues

## COPYRIGHT

Copyright (C) 2006-2009 Brice Arnould. Permission is granted to copy, distribute and/or modify documentation under the terms of the GNU Free Documentation License, Version 1.2 or any later version published by the Free Software Foundation; with no Invariant Sections, no Front-Cover Texts, and no Back-Cover Texts. A copy of the license is included in the file FDL.txt .

Copyright © 2006-2008 Brice Arnould. Unattr comes with ABSOLUTELY NO WARRANTY. You may redistribute copies of Unattr under the terms of the GNU General Public License. For more information about these matters, see the file named GPL.txt.