Re: File Notes

["Deboo ^" <knowledgeful@gmail.com>]

On 6/1/07, Manon Metten <manon.metten@gmail.com> wrote:

>  Before attr, getfattr or setfattr would work, I had to add the user_xattr
> flag to the drive's entry in /etc/fstab and umount/mount the partition. Then
> I could define my own "file note" like this:
>
>  attr -s user.comment -V "Just testing..." my.txt
>  Attribute "user.comment" set to a 15 byte value for my.txt:
>  Just testing...
>
>  attr -g user.comment my.txt
>  Attribute "user.comment" had a 15 byte value for my.txt:
>  Just testing...
>
> Whereas the "user." part is mandatory and the "comment" part is up to the
> user to define.
>
>
>  Strangely enough, getfattr/setfattr and attr seem to be incompatible.
> Here's what I got when I tried to read the previously with attr set
> user.comment using getfattr:
>
>  getfattr -n user.comment my.txt
>  my.txt: user.comment: No such attribute
>
>  So I guess I have to stick to either one of them.

I'm confused between attr, getfattr and setfattr. Which one to use.
What are the differences and advantages of one over others? For simple
use, which is better?

Regards,
Deboo

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