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xattr_remove

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(PECL xattr >= 0.9.0)

Remove an extended attribute

Description

xattr_remove(string $filename, string $name, int $flags = 0): bool

This function removes an extended attribute of a file.

Namespace

filename

The file from which we remove the attribute.

name

The name of the attribute to remove.

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.

Success

Removes all extended attributes of a file

php

<?php
$file = 'some_file';
$attributes = xattr_list($file);

foreach ($attributes as $attr_name) {
    xattr_remove($file, $attr_name);
}
?>