A small amount of descriptive data (metadata) that is added to a computer file by the user or network administrator. It is maintained by the file system but is not part of the file's regular set of ...

A file access classification that determines how a file can be viewed or whether it can be edited. File attributes are maintained in the file system's directories, and typical attributes are Read-Only ...

A lot of information is available about individual files on a Unix system. For example, the ls -l command will display the permissions matrix and ls -i will display a file’s inode. But, if we want to ...

The MS-DOS "Attrib" command allows you to add and remove attributes from a file -- even if the file is hidden or you cannot start Windows. You can also use this command to modify the attributes of a ...

Sometimes you might receive an error while trying to change and save the contents of a Read-only text file and you never realize it until the text editor itself ...

Note: A file that is created with CEDA features does not need these attributes. Note: In some cases, a Block Size value of less than 8000 may be more efficient for your storage device. The Block Size ...