xattr_list

Description

This functions gets a list of names of extended attributes of a file.

Namespace

Parameters

filename

The path of the file.

flags

XATTR_DONTFOLLOW	Do not follow the symbolic link but operate on symbolic link itself.
XATTR_ROOT	Set attribute in root (trusted) namespace. Requires root privileges.

Return Values

This function returns an array with names of extended attributes.

Examples

Prints names of all extended attributes of file

<?php
$file = 'some_file';
$root_attributes = xattr_list($file, XATTR_ROOT);
$user_attributes = xattr_list($file);

echo "Root attributes: \n";
foreach ($root_attributes as $attr_name) {
    printf("%s\n", $attr_name);
}

echo "\n User attributes: \n";
foreach ($user_attributes as $attr_name) {
    printf("%s\n", $attr_name);
}

?>

See Also

• xattr_get()