REMOVEXATTR
Section: Linux Programmer's Manual (2)
Updated: 2019-03-06
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NAME
removexattr, lremovexattr, fremovexattr - remove an extended attribute
SYNOPSIS
#include <sys/types.h>
#include <sys/xattr.h>
int removexattr(const char *path, const char *name);
int lremovexattr(const char *path, const char *name);
int fremovexattr(int fd, const char *name);
DESCRIPTION
Extended attributes are
name:
value
pairs associated with inodes (files, directories, symbolic links, etc.).
They are extensions to the normal attributes which are associated
with all inodes in the system (i.e., the
stat(2)
data).
A complete overview of extended attributes concepts can be found in
xattr(7).
removexattr()
removes the extended attribute identified by
name
and associated with the given
path
in the filesystem.
lremovexattr()
is identical to
removexattr(),
except in the case of a symbolic link, where the extended attribute is
removed from the link itself, not the file that it refers to.
fremovexattr()
is identical to
removexattr(),
only the extended attribute is removed from the open file referred to by
fd
(as returned by
open(2))
in place of
path.
An extended attribute name is a null-terminated string.
The
name
includes a namespace prefix; there may be several, disjoint
namespaces associated with an individual inode.
RETURN VALUE
On success, zero is returned.
On failure, -1 is returned and
errno
is set appropriately.
ERRORS
- ENODATA
-
The named attribute does not exist.
- ENOTSUP
-
Extended attributes are not supported by the filesystem, or are disabled.
In addition, the errors documented in
stat(2)
can also occur.
VERSIONS
These system calls have been available on Linux since kernel 2.4;
glibc support is provided since version 2.3.
CONFORMING TO
These system calls are Linux-specific.
SEE ALSO
getfattr(1),
setfattr(1),
getxattr(2),
listxattr(2),
open(2),
setxattr(2),
stat(2),
symlink(7),
xattr(7)
COLOPHON
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