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attrib command

Change or view the attributes of one or more files. It defaults to displaying the attributes of all files in the current directory.

Options:

• To add an attribute attach a '+' in front of it.
• To remove an attribute attach a '-' in front of it
• Attributes include
  • A - Archived (used mainly by file archiving software)
  • H - Hidden
  • S - System
  • R - Read-only

attrib [+|-ahrs] [filespec]

Roughly equivalent to the Unix command chmod. In Linux, the command chattr also performs similar functions.

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