History log of /freebsd-current/bin/chflags/chflags.1
Revision Date Author Comments
# 90aea514 23-Nov-2023 Warner Losh <imp@FreeBSD.org>

bin: Remove ancient SCCS tags.

Remove ancient SCCS tags from the tree, automated scripting, with two
minor fixup to keep things compiling. All the common forms in the tree
were removed with a perl script.

Sponsored by: Netflix


# b2c76c41 16-Aug-2023 Warner Losh <imp@FreeBSD.org>

Remove $FreeBSD$: one-line nroff pattern

Remove /^\.\\"\s*\$FreeBSD\$$\n/


# bc0d1102 12-Jun-2018 Edward Tomasz Napierala <trasz@FreeBSD.org>

Add an example to the chflags(1) man page.

MFC after: 2 weeks


# fdee29d7 06-Mar-2018 Bryan Drewery <bdrewery@FreeBSD.org>

chflags: Add SIGINFO support.

This is copied from chmod r311668.

MFC after: 2 weeks


# 25d90d5c 04-Mar-2018 Bryan Drewery <bdrewery@FreeBSD.org>

chflags: Add -x option to not traverse mount points.

MFC after: 2 weeks


# fbbd9655 28-Feb-2017 Warner Losh <imp@FreeBSD.org>

Renumber copyright clause 4

Renumber cluase 4 to 3, per what everybody else did when BSD granted
them permission to remove clause 3. My insistance on keeping the same
numbering for legal reasons is too pedantic, so give up on that point.

Submitted by: Jan Schaumann <jschauma@stevens.edu>
Pull Request: https://github.com/freebsd/freebsd/pull/96


# ad34cace 28-Apr-2015 Steven Hartland <smh@FreeBSD.org>

Standardise chmod, chflags, chown and chgrp recursive symlink processing

chmod, chflags, chgrp, chmod and chown now affect symlinks in -R mode as
defined in symlink(7); previously symlinks were silently ignored.

Differential Revision: https://reviews.freebsd.org/D2316
Reviewed by: jilles
MFC after: 1 month
Relnotes: yes
Sponsored by: Multiplay


# 7da1a731 21-Aug-2013 Kenneth D. Merry <ken@FreeBSD.org>

Expand the use of stat(2) flags to allow storing some Windows/DOS
and CIFS file attributes as BSD stat(2) flags.

This work is intended to be compatible with ZFS, the Solaris CIFS
server's interaction with ZFS, somewhat compatible with MacOS X,
and of course compatible with Windows.

The Windows attributes that are implemented were chosen based on
the attributes that ZFS already supports.

The summary of the flags is as follows:

UF_SYSTEM: Command line name: "system" or "usystem"
ZFS name: XAT_SYSTEM, ZFS_SYSTEM
Windows: FILE_ATTRIBUTE_SYSTEM

This flag means that the file is used by the
operating system. FreeBSD does not enforce any
special handling when this flag is set.

UF_SPARSE: Command line name: "sparse" or "usparse"
ZFS name: XAT_SPARSE, ZFS_SPARSE
Windows: FILE_ATTRIBUTE_SPARSE_FILE

This flag means that the file is sparse. Although
ZFS may modify this in some situations, there is
not generally any special handling for this flag.

UF_OFFLINE: Command line name: "offline" or "uoffline"
ZFS name: XAT_OFFLINE, ZFS_OFFLINE
Windows: FILE_ATTRIBUTE_OFFLINE

This flag means that the file has been moved to
offline storage. FreeBSD does not have any special
handling for this flag.

UF_REPARSE: Command line name: "reparse" or "ureparse"
ZFS name: XAT_REPARSE, ZFS_REPARSE
Windows: FILE_ATTRIBUTE_REPARSE_POINT

This flag means that the file is a Windows reparse
point. ZFS has special handling code for reparse
points, but we don't currently have the other
supporting infrastructure for them.

UF_HIDDEN: Command line name: "hidden" or "uhidden"
ZFS name: XAT_HIDDEN, ZFS_HIDDEN
Windows: FILE_ATTRIBUTE_HIDDEN

This flag means that the file may be excluded from
a directory listing if the application honors it.
FreeBSD has no special handling for this flag.

The name and bit definition for UF_HIDDEN are
identical to the definition in MacOS X.

UF_READONLY: Command line name: "urdonly", "rdonly", "readonly"
ZFS name: XAT_READONLY, ZFS_READONLY
Windows: FILE_ATTRIBUTE_READONLY

This flag means that the file may not written or
appended, but its attributes may be changed.

ZFS currently enforces this flag, but Illumos
developers have discussed disabling enforcement.

The behavior of this flag is different than MacOS X.
MacOS X uses UF_IMMUTABLE to represent the DOS
readonly permission, but that flag has a stronger
meaning than the semantics of DOS readonly permissions.

UF_ARCHIVE: Command line name: "uarch", "uarchive"
ZFS_NAME: XAT_ARCHIVE, ZFS_ARCHIVE
Windows name: FILE_ATTRIBUTE_ARCHIVE

The UF_ARCHIVED flag means that the file has changed and
needs to be archived. The meaning is same as
the Windows FILE_ATTRIBUTE_ARCHIVE attribute, and
the ZFS XAT_ARCHIVE and ZFS_ARCHIVE attribute.

msdosfs and ZFS have special handling for this flag.
i.e. they will set it when the file changes.

sys/param.h: Bump __FreeBSD_version to 1000047 for the
addition of new stat(2) flags.

chflags.1: Document the new command line flag names
(e.g. "system", "hidden") available to the
user.

ls.1: Reference chflags(1) for a list of file flags
and their meanings.

strtofflags.c: Implement the mapping between the new
command line flag names and new stat(2)
flags.

chflags.2: Document all of the new stat(2) flags, and
explain the intended behavior in a little
more detail. Explain how they map to
Windows file attributes.

Different filesystems behave differently
with respect to flags, so warn the
application developer to take care when
using them.

zfs_vnops.c: Add support for getting and setting the
UF_ARCHIVE, UF_READONLY, UF_SYSTEM, UF_HIDDEN,
UF_REPARSE, UF_OFFLINE, and UF_SPARSE flags.

All of these flags are implemented using
attributes that ZFS already supports, so
the on-disk format has not changed.

ZFS currently doesn't allow setting the
UF_REPARSE flag, and we don't really have
the other infrastructure to support reparse
points.

msdosfs_denode.c,
msdosfs_vnops.c: Add support for getting and setting
UF_HIDDEN, UF_SYSTEM and UF_READONLY
in MSDOSFS.

It supported SF_ARCHIVED, but this has been
changed to be UF_ARCHIVE, which has the same
semantics as the DOS archive attribute instead
of inverse semantics like SF_ARCHIVED.

After discussion with Bruce Evans, change
several things in the msdosfs behavior:

Use UF_READONLY to indicate whether a file
is writeable instead of file permissions, but
don't actually enforce it.

Refuse to change attributes on the root
directory, because it is special in FAT
filesystems, but allow most other attribute
changes on directories.

Don't set the archive attribute on a directory
when its modification time is updated.
Windows and DOS don't set the archive attribute
in that scenario, so we are now bug-for-bug
compatible.

smbfs_node.c,
smbfs_vnops.c: Add support for UF_HIDDEN, UF_SYSTEM,
UF_READONLY and UF_ARCHIVE in SMBFS.

This is similar to changes that Apple has
made in their version of SMBFS (as of
smb-583.8, posted on opensource.apple.com),
but not quite the same.

We map SMB_FA_READONLY to UF_READONLY,
because UF_READONLY is intended to match
the semantics of the DOS readonly flag.
The MacOS X code maps both UF_IMMUTABLE
and SF_IMMUTABLE to SMB_FA_READONLY, but
the immutable flags have stronger meaning
than the DOS readonly bit.

stat.h: Add definitions for UF_SYSTEM, UF_SPARSE,
UF_OFFLINE, UF_REPARSE, UF_ARCHIVE, UF_READONLY
and UF_HIDDEN.

The definition of UF_HIDDEN is the same as
the MacOS X definition.

Add commented-out definitions of
UF_COMPRESSED and UF_TRACKED. They are
defined in MacOS X (as of 10.8.2), but we
do not implement them (yet).

ufs_vnops.c: Add support for getting and setting
UF_ARCHIVE, UF_HIDDEN, UF_OFFLINE, UF_READONLY,
UF_REPARSE, UF_SPARSE, and UF_SYSTEM in UFS.
Alphabetize the flags that are supported.

These new flags are only stored, UFS does
not take any action if the flag is set.

Sponsored by: Spectra Logic
Reviewed by: bde (earlier version)


# a7d5f7eb 19-Oct-2010 Jamie Gritton <jamie@FreeBSD.org>

A new jail(8) with a configuration file, to replace the work currently done
by /etc/rc.d/jail.


# 0d9deed5 07-Oct-2010 Ulrich Spörlein <uqs@FreeBSD.org>

mdoc: drop redundant .Pp and .LP calls

They have no effect when coming in pairs, or before .Bl/.Bd


# fe0506d7 09-Mar-2010 Marcel Moolenaar <marcel@FreeBSD.org>

Create the altix project branch. The altix project will add support
for the SGI Altix 350 to FreeBSD/ia64. The hardware used for porting
is a two-module system, consisting of a base compute module and a
CPU expansion module. SGI's NUMAFlex architecture can be an excellent
platform to test CPU affinity and NUMA-aware features in FreeBSD.


# d7f03759 19-Oct-2008 Ulf Lilleengen <lulf@FreeBSD.org>

- Import the HEAD csup code which is the basis for the cvsmode work.


# 1b21ffa6 08-Mar-2008 Robert Watson <rwatson@FreeBSD.org>

Make chflags(1) more chmod(1)-like (and more feature complete):

- Add -v to print file names as they are processed; -vv prints the flags
change as well.
- Add -f to ignore failures with the same semantics as chflags(1), neither
printing an error nor affecting the return code.
- Don't try to set the flags if they won't change.

I made minor cosmetic tweaks to the code in the patch.

MFC after: 1 week
PR: 112827
Submitted by: Ighighi <ighighi at gmail.com>


# 2bb42822 27-May-2007 Pawel Jakub Dawidek <pjd@FreeBSD.org>

Fix probably copy&paste from chmod(1) - we change file flags here, not mode.


# 64f9e6ad 09-Mar-2006 Tom Rhodes <trhodes@FreeBSD.org>

Use .Cm for all key words, not just the ones I added. More in line with
mdoc(7) according to ru.

Requested by: ru


# 4d5ea497 06-Mar-2006 Tom Rhodes <trhodes@FreeBSD.org>

Slightly better markup.

Discussed with: ru


# 6de681c6 03-Mar-2006 Tom Rhodes <trhodes@FreeBSD.org>

Instead of just hinting at available octets, list some.
Mention that the setting of securelevel may affect one's ability to alter flags.
Xref security.7.
Bump doc date.


# 7b020a2f 14-Jun-2005 Ruslan Ermilov <ru@FreeBSD.org>

Sort sections.

Approved by: re (blanket)


# 7e81a152 14-May-2005 Dima Dorfman <dd@FreeBSD.org>

Add an interface to the lchflags(2) syscall. The new -h option is
analogous to chmod(1)'s -h. It allows setting flags on symbolic links,
which *do* exist in 5.x+ despite a claim to the contrary in the
chflags(1) man page.

Suggested by: Chris Dillon


# 61001d75 24-Feb-2005 Tom Rhodes <trhodes@FreeBSD.org>

Fix a few markup nits in previous commit.

Noticed by: ru, who else? :)


# 51cf6329 23-Feb-2005 Tom Rhodes <trhodes@FreeBSD.org>

Add information on utilities which may or may not be aware of file flags.

PR: 55653
Submitted by: Tony Maher <tonymaher@optushome.com.au> (original version)


# 6fca4c7c 16-Jan-2005 Ruslan Ermilov <ru@FreeBSD.org>

Add the new standard EXIT STATUS section where appropriate.
Sort standard sections in the (documented) preferred order.


# 9ddb49cb 10-Jan-2005 Warner Losh <imp@FreeBSD.org>

/*- or .\"- or #- to begin license clauses.


# fc6db5e3 21-Sep-2004 Giorgos Keramidas <keramida@FreeBSD.org>

Group equivalent flags together and delete the `aliases' section.

PR: docs/70856
Submitted by: Rostislav Krasny <rosti_bsd@yahoo.com>


# 6195fb41 06-Apr-2004 Mark Murray <markm@FreeBSD.org>

Remove clause 3 from the UCB licenses.

OK'ed by: imp, core


# b289f982 16-May-2003 Ruslan Ermilov <ru@FreeBSD.org>

mdoc(7) police: Fix document date.

Approved by: re (blanket)


# ab46875a 24-Mar-2003 Johan Karlsson <johan@FreeBSD.org>

Document how to clear flags with negative-logic, currently only
the nodump flag.

PR: 46912
Reported by: dave@syix.com <dave@syix.com>
MFC after: 2 weeks


# d628d776 15-Aug-2001 Ruslan Ermilov <ru@FreeBSD.org>

mdoc(7) police: utilize the new .Ex macro.


# 95a09b05 25-May-2001 Ruslan Ermilov <ru@FreeBSD.org>

Make it clear that -P is the default.

PR: docs/27629


# 9b88faec 19-Dec-2000 Ruslan Ermilov <ru@FreeBSD.org>

Prepare for mdoc(7)NG.


# 8fe908ef 20-Nov-2000 Ruslan Ermilov <ru@FreeBSD.org>

mdoc(7) police: use the new features of the Nm macro.


# ec9247d5 03-Apr-2000 John Polstra <jdp@FreeBSD.org>

Document that the flags can be specified as an octal number.


# dd562b0e 21-Nov-1999 Philippe Charnier <charnier@FreeBSD.org>

Correct use of .Nm. Add DIAGNOSTICS section. Add rcsid


# 15856298 29-Aug-1999 Bruce Evans <bde@FreeBSD.org>

Yet another previously forgotten merge from Lite2. (Describe
`opaque', fix reversed description of `nodump', and don't use
`nodump' as an example of adding a `no' prefix since the double
negative would be confusing (it's still confusing -- the implicitly
documented `nonodump' flag doesn't exist).)


# c3aac50f 27-Aug-1999 Peter Wemm <peter@FreeBSD.org>

$Id$ -> $FreeBSD$


# 601fc2b9 24-Jun-1997 Philippe Charnier <charnier@FreeBSD.org>

Document the use of `ls -lo' to see flags.
Obtained from: OpenBSD.


# 50dab48a 02-Jun-1997 Julian Elischer <julian@FreeBSD.org>

Submitted by: Whistle Communications (archie Cobbs)

These changes add the ability to specify that a UFS file/directory
cannot be unlinked. This is basically a scaled back version
of the IMMUTABLE flag. The reason is to allow an administrator
to create a directory hierarchy that a group of users
can arbitrarily add/delete files from, but that the hierarchy
itself is safe from removal by them.
If the NOUNLINK definition is set to 0
then this results in no change to what happens normally.
(and results in identical binary (in the kernel)).
It can be proven that if this bit is never set by the admin,
no new behaviour is introduced..
Several "good idea" comments from reviewers plus one grumble
about creeping featurism.

This code is in production in 2.2 based systems


# c8da9b75 19-Feb-1997 Mike Pritchard <mpp@FreeBSD.org>

Use the .Bx macro in the HISTORY section.


# 995369a6 18-Feb-1997 David E. O'Brien <obrien@FreeBSD.org>

Add history section. Follows chflags(2).


# 62a1ce7a 27-Dec-1994 Bruce Evans <bde@FreeBSD.org>

Document the arch flag. It has always worked in 2.0.

Document aliases for the flags.

The formatting of the section describing the flags is poor.


# 9b50d902 26-May-1994 Rodney W. Grimes <rgrimes@FreeBSD.org>

BSD 4.4 Lite Usr.bin Sources