# `getfattr`

## Table of contents <!-- omit in toc -->

1. [TL;DR](#tldr)
1. [Further readings](#further-readings)
1. [Sources](#sources)

## TL;DR

```sh
# Install the tool.
apt install 'attr'
dnf install 'attr'

# Get values for specific extended attributes.
getfattr -n 'name' 'path/to/file.1' … 'path/to/file.N'
```

## Further readings

- [`setfattr`][setfattr]

## Sources

All the references in the [further readings] section, plus the following:

- [`man` page][man page]
- [Tag files in GNU/Linux]

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[further readings]: #further-readings

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[setfattr]: setfattr.md
[tag files in gnu/linux]: tag%20files.md

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[man page]: https://linux.die.net/man/1/getfattr