lsattr: command not found – The Geek Diary

The lsattr command is used to list the attributes of a file or directory. The below table describes some of the options of the lsattr command.

Option	Used To
-R	Recursively list attributes of directories and their contents
-a	List all files in a directory
-d	List directories like files, instead of their contents
-v	List version number of files

The syntax of the lsattr command is:

# lsattr [options] {file/ directory names}

If you encounter below error while running the lsattr command:

lsattr: command not found

you may install below package as per your choice of distribution:

lsattr Command Examples

1. To Recursively list attributes of directories and their contents:

# lsattr -R

2. To display the program version:

# lsattr -V

3. To list all files in directories, including files that start with “.”:

# lsattr -a

4. To list directories like other files, rather than listing their contents:

# lsattr -d

5. To List the files version/generation number:

# lsattr -v