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# chattr
> Change attributes of files or directories.
> More information: <https://manned.org/chattr>.
- Make a file or directory [i]mmutable to changes and deletion, even by superuser:
`sudo chattr +i {{path/to/file_or_directory}}`
- Make a file or directory mutable:
`sudo chattr -i {{path/to/file_or_directory}}`
- [R]ecursively make an entire directory and contents immutable:
`sudo chattr -R +i {{path/to/directory}}`
- Mark a directory and its files to be interpreted in a case-insensitive manner (case-[F]olding):
`chattr +F {{path/to/directory}}`
- Set a file to only allow [a]ppending:
`sudo chattr +a {{path/to/file}}`