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# git check-attr

> For every pathname, list if each attribute is unspecified, set, or unset as a gitattribute on that pathname.
> More information: <https://git-scm.com/docs/git-check-attr>.

- Check the values of all attributes on a file:

`git check-attr --all {{path/to/file}}`

- Check the value of a specific attribute on a file:

`git check-attr {{attribute}} {{path/to/file}}`

- Check the values of all attributes on specific files:

`git check-attr --all {{path/to/file1 path/to/file2 ...}}`

- Check the value of a specific attribute on one or more files:

`git check-attr {{attribute}} {{path/to/file1 path/to/file2 ...}}`
