From a5e14ead2e2a594c51c5ecac1fe318a331860f50 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Andreas Dilger Date: Sun, 24 Aug 2008 20:24:23 -0400 Subject: [PATCH] Document the extent and huge file flags in the chattr.1.in man page Signed-off-by: Andreas Dilger Signed-off-by: "Theodore Ts'o" --- misc/chattr.1.in | 13 +++++++++++++ 1 file changed, 13 insertions(+) diff --git a/misc/chattr.1.in b/misc/chattr.1.in index 2334675a..960f0584 100644 --- a/misc/chattr.1.in +++ b/misc/chattr.1.in @@ -73,12 +73,25 @@ set or reset using although it can be displayed by .BR lsattr (1). .PP +The 'e' attribute indicates that the file is using extents for mapping +the blocks on disk. It may not be set or reset using +.BR chattr (1), +although it can be displayed by +.BR lsattr (1). +.PP The 'I' attribute is used by the htree code to indicate that a directory is being indexed using hashed trees. It may not be set or reset using .BR chattr (1), although it can be displayed by .BR lsattr (1). .PP +The 'H' attribute indicates the file is storing its blocks in units of the +filesystem blocksize instead of in units of sectors, and means that the file +is (or at one time was) larger than 2TB. It may not be set or reset using +.BR chattr (1), +although it can be displayed by +.BR lsattr (1). +.PP A file with the `i' attribute cannot be modified: it cannot be deleted or renamed, no link can be created to this file and no data can be written to the file. Only the superuser or a process possessing the -- 2.11.0