'\" t .\" Note: this must be run through tbl before nroff. .\" The magic cookie on the first line triggers this under some man program .TH MATTRIB 1 local .SH NAME mattrib \- change MSDOS file attribute flags .SH SYNOPSIS .B mattrib [ .B -a|+a ] [ .B -h|+h ] [ .B -r|+r ] [ .B -s|+s ] msdosfile [ msdosfiles... ] .SH DESCRIPTION .I Mattrib will add attribute flags to an MSDOS file (with the '+' operator) or remove attribute flags (with the '-' operator). .PP .I Mattrib will allow the following command line options: .TP .B a Archive bit. Used by some backup programs to indicate a new file. .TP .B r Read-only bit. Used to indicate a read-only file. Files with this bit set cannot be erased by DEL or modified. .TP .B s System bit. Used by MSDOS to indicate a operating system file. .TP .B h Hidden bit. Used to make files hidden from DIR. .SH SEE ALSO mtools(1)