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REMOVEXATTR(2) Linux Programmer's Manual REMOVEXATTR(2)
NAME
removexattr, lremovexattr, fremovexattr - remove an extended attribute
SYNOPSIS
#include <sys/xattr.h>
int removexattr(const char *path, const char *name);
int lremovexattr(const char *path, const char *name);
int fremovexattr(int fd, const char *name);
DESCRIPTION
Extended attributes are name:value pairs associated with inodes (files, directories, symbolic links, etc.). They are extensions to the normal attributes which
are associated with all inodes in the system (i.e., the stat(2) data). A complete overview of extended attributes concepts can be found in xattr(7).
removexattr() removes the extended attribute identified by name and associated with the given path in the filesystem.
lremovexattr() is identical to removexattr(), except in the case of a symbolic link, where the extended attribute is removed from the link itself, not the file
that it refers to.
fremovexattr() is identical to removexattr(), only the extended attribute is removed from the open file referred to by fd (as returned by open(2)) in place of
path.
An extended attribute name is a null-terminated string. The name includes a namespace prefix; there may be several, disjoint namespaces associated with an indi‐
vidual inode.
RETURN VALUE
On success, zero is returned. On failure, -1 is returned and errno is set to indicate the error.
ERRORS
ENODATA
The named attribute does not exist.
ENOTSUP
Extended attributes are not supported by the filesystem, or are disabled.
In addition, the errors documented in stat(2) can also occur.
VERSIONS
These system calls have been available on Linux since kernel 2.4; glibc support is provided since version 2.3.
CONFORMING TO
These system calls are Linux-specific.
SEE ALSO
getfattr(1), setfattr(1), getxattr(2), listxattr(2), open(2), setxattr(2), stat(2), symlink(7), xattr(7)
Linux 2021-03-22 REMOVEXATTR(2)