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CHFLAGS(1)		     General Commands Manual		      CHFLAGS(1)

NAME
     chflags -- change file flags

SYNOPSIS
     chflags [-R [-H | -L | -P]] flags file ...

DESCRIPTION
     The  chflags  utility modifies the file flags of the listed files as speci-
     fied by the flags operand.

     The options are as follows:

     -H      If the -R option is specified, symbolic links on the  command  line
	     are  followed.   (Symbolic  links encountered in the tree traversal
	     are not followed.)

     -L      If the -R option is specified, all symbolic links are followed.

     -P      If the -R option is specified,  no  symbolic  links  are  followed.
	     This is the default.

     -R      Change  the file flags for the file hierarchies rooted in the files
	     instead of just the files themselves.

     The flags are specified as an octal number or a  comma  separated	list  of
     keywords.	The following keywords are currently defined:

	   arch    set the archived flag (super-user only)
	   opaque  set the opaque flag (owner or super-user only)
	   nodump  set the nodump flag (owner or super-user only)
	   sappnd  set the system append-only flag (super-user only)
	   schg    set the system immutable flag (super-user only)
	   sunlnk  set the system undeletable flag (super-user only)
	   uappnd  set the user append-only flag (owner or super-user only)
	   uchg    set the user immutable flag (owner or super-user only)
	   uunlnk  set the user undeletable flag (owner or super-user only)
	   archived, sappend, schange, simmutable, uappend, uchange, uimmutable,
		   sunlink, uunlink
		   aliases for the above

     Putting the letters "no" before an option causes the flag to be turned off.
     For example:

	   nouchg  the immutable bit should be cleared

     Symbolic  links  do  not  have flags, so unless the -H or -L option is set,
     chflags on a symbolic link always succeeds and has no effect.  The  -H,  -L
     and -P options are ignored unless the -R option is specified.  In addition,
     these  options override each other and the command's actions are determined
     by the last one specified.

     You can use "ls -lo" to see the flags of existing files.

DIAGNOSTICS
     The chflags utility exits 0 on success, and >0 if an error occurs.

SEE ALSO
     ls(1), chflags(2), stat(2), fts(3), symlink(7)

HISTORY
     The chflags command first appeared in 4.4BSD.

FreeBSD 5.0			   May 2, 1995			      CHFLAGS(1)
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