6.2.8.2 chfile

Change file attributes.

Purpose

The chfile command changes attributes of a file.

Syntax

chfile file-name --attributes attribute=value[,attribute=value]...

Command Options

The options for the chfile command are:

  • file-name: Specifies the name of the file you are changing.

  • --attributes: Specifies attributes to change.

    Use the describe chfile command to see details about the file attributes you can change. See also Describing Resources and Attributes.

Examples

Example 6-76 Change a File

The following example shows changing the size of the file named my-file to 100 KB. 

@my-data/> chfile my-file --attributes size=100k
File altered.

@my-data/> ls -l
Total 1
100.0k  29 Jun 21:58   my-file

Parent topic: File Management