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.TH "\*(n) -File_ATtributes" 1 \*(N) "Reference Manual"
.SH NAME
\*(n) -File_ATtributes \- modify the attributes of a file
.XX "aefa(1)" "modify the attributes of a file"
.SH SYNOPSIS
.B \*(n)
.B -File_ATtributes
.B -File
.I attr-file
[
.IR option ...
]
.I filename
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.B \*(n)
.B -File_ATtributes
.B -Edit
[
.IR option ...
]
.I filename
.br
.B \*(n)
.B -File_ATtributes
[
.IR option ...
]
\fIname\fP\fB=\fP\fIvalue\fP
.I filename
.br
.B \*(n)
.B -File_ATtributes
.B -UUID \f[I]number\f[P]
.B -File \f[I]filename\f[P]
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.B \*(n)
.B -File_ATtributes
.B -Help
.SH DESCRIPTION
The
.I \*(n)
.I -File_ATtributes
command is used to set, edit or list the attributes of a file.
.PP
The output of the
.B -List
variant is suitable for use as input at a later time.
.PP
See
.IR aefattr (5)
for a description of the file format.
.PP
Attribute names are not case sensitive.  File attributes with a name
starting with an upper case letter will appear in \fIael\fP(1) and
\fIaeget\fP(1) listings, while those starting with a lower case letter
will not.
.SS Shorthand
If you are only setting the values of unique attributes, it is possible
to do this from the command line, using the \fIname\fP\fB=\fP\fIvalue\fP
form.
.PP
Note that this usage will replace the first attribute with the given name.  If
there is more than one attribute of that name, the second and subsequent
attributes are unchanged.  If there is no attribute of the given name,
it will be appended.
.PP
You may set more than one attribute at a time, provided that
their names are unique.  Attribute names are not case sensitive.
.SS Known Attribute Names
While many of the anticipated uses of file attributes are to allow
projects to attach their own specialized data to individual files, Aegis
also uses some attributes for its own purposes (and arguably, should
always have done so to maximize forwards compatibility across Aegis
upgrades).
.TP 8n
content-type
This is taken directly from the MIME definition of Content-Type.
It remembers what sort of file this is.  It is anticipated that a
\fIdiff\fP tool, for example, could make use of this attribute to
provide format-specific file difference listings.  Some change set
interchange formats are capable of carrying this information.
.TP 8n
entire-source-hide
boolean.  If true, this file is not included by the \fIaedist \-entire-source\fP
flag.  The \fIaetar\fP and \fIaerevml\fP commands work similarly.
Think of it as a "local only" flag.
.TP 8n
foreign-copyright
boolean.  If true, this file will not be checked by the
\fIaede-policy\fP(1) \f[CW]copyright\fP validation.
.TP 8n
aede-policy-tabs-allowed
boolean.
If true, the \fIno-tabs\fP policy of the \fIaede-policy\fP(1) command
does not apply.
.TP 8n
aede-policy-line-length
integer.
The maximum allowed line length in the \fIline-length\fP policy of the
\fIaede-policy\fP(1) command; infinity if 0.
.TP 8n
local-source-hide
boolean.  If true, this file is not included by \fIaedist\fP
change sets.  The \fIaetar\fP and \fIaerevml\fP commands work similarly.
Change sets which contain \f[I]only\fP thee files will be omitted
from the \f[I]aedist \-inventory\fP output.
Think of it as a "local only" flag.
.SH OPTIONS
The following options are understood:
.so o_baserel.so
.so o_change.so
.so o_help.so
.so o_list.so
.so o_project.so
.so o_terse.so
\f[B]-Universal_Unique_IDentifier\f[P] \f[I]number\f[P]
This option may be used to set the UUID of a file.
.so o_verbose.so
.so o_wait.so
.so o__rules.so
.SH RECOMMENDED ALIAS
The recommended alias for this command is
.nf
.ta 8n 16n
csh%    alias aefa '\*(n) -fat \e!* -v'
sh$     aefa(){\*(n) -fat "$@" -v}
.fi
.SH ERRORS
It is an error if the current user is not an administrator of the
specified project.
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It is an error if the current user is not the developer of the specified
change.
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It is an error if the file is not included in the specified change.
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.br
.ne 1i
.SH SEE ALSO
.TP 8n
.IR aeca (5)
modify the attributes of a change
.TP 8n
.IR aefattr (5)
file attributes file format
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