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# xattr

> Utility to work with extended filesystem attributes.
> More information: <https://keith.github.io/xcode-man-pages/xattr.1.html>.

- List key:value extended attributes for a given file:

`xattr -l {{file}}`

- Write an attribute for a given file:

`xattr -w {{attribute_key}} {{attribute_value}} {{file}}`

- Delete an attribute from a given file:

`xattr -d {{com.apple.quarantine}} {{file}}`

- Delete all extended attributes from a given file:

`xattr -c {{file}}`

- Recursively delete an attribute in a given directory:

`xattr -rd {{attribute_key}} {{directory}}`
