Re: [bug #58941] wishlist: Support for -xattr -xattrname
Morgan Weetman <[email protected]>
| Newsgroups | gmane.comp.gnu.findutils.bugs |
|---|---|
| Message-ID | <CAHCGJSsMQzGXG-WENuM5nLVF3KdEyxCZ=T2iai5P9HnNC9TDQg@mail.gmail.com> |
Hi Kevin, I wrote support for this a few years ago but it needs a lot of tidying to be accepted and I haven't had the time. I can share the GitLab repo with you if you'd like to play with it, cheers On Thu, 13 Aug 2020 at 00:34, Kevin Locke <[email protected]> wrote: > URL: > <https://savannah.gnu.org/bugs/?58941> > > Summary: wishlist: Support for -xattr -xattrname > Project: findutils > Submitted by: kevinoid > Submitted on: Wed 12 Aug 2020 02:34:14 PM UTC > Category: find > Severity: 3 - Normal > Item Group: None > Status: None > Privacy: Public > Assigned to: None > Originator Name: > Originator Email: > Open/Closed: Open > Release: None > Discussion Lock: Any > Fixed Release: None > > _______________________________________________________ > > Details: > > It would be great if find could support searching for files based on the > presence/absence of extended attributes (xattrs). > > The only way I could find to do this currently is via -exec, as suggested > in > https://unix.stackexchange.com/q/162359 and > https://unix.stackexchange.com/q/132795 > > For reference, OS X find supports xattr search with the tests: > > -xattr > True if the file has any extended attributes. > > -xattrname name > True if the file has an extended attribute with the specified name. > > per > > https://opensource.apple.com/source/shell_cmds/shell_cmds-203/find/find.1.auto.html > > Thanks for considering, > Kevin > > > > > _______________________________________________________ > > Reply to this item at: > > <https://savannah.gnu.org/bugs/?58941> > > _______________________________________________ > Message sent via Savannah > https://savannah.gnu.org/ > > > -- Morgan Weetman Services Content Architect M: +61 439 469 793 https://www.redhat.com/en/services/training-and-certification