ATTRIB

Displays or sets file attributes. With no arguments, it displays the attributes of all files in the current directory. With no attribute modification instructions, it displays the attributes of the files and directories that match the given search wildcard specifications. Similar to chmod of other operating systems.

Modification instructions:

• To add an attribute, attach a '+' in front of its letter.
• To remove an attribute, attach a '-' in front of its letter
• Attributes:
  • A - Archived
  • H - Hidden
  • S - System
  • R - Read-only
  • ...and possibly others.

Examples:

• attrib

  Displays the attributes of all files in the current directory.

• attrib File.txt

  Displays the attributes of the file.

• attrib +r File.txt

  Adds the "Read-only" attribute to the file.

• attrib -a File.txt

  Removes the "Archived" attribute from the file.

• attrib -a +r File.txt

  Removes the "Archived" attribute and adds the "Read-only" attribute to the file.

• attrib +r *.txt

  Acts on a set of files.

• attrib /S +r *.txt

  Acts recursively in sub-directories.

Links:

• attrib at ss64.com
• attrib at Microsoft

$ attrib /?
Displays or changes file attributes.

ATTRIB [+R | -R] [+A | -A] [+S | -S] [+H | -H] [+O | -O] [+I | -I] [+X | -X] [+P | -P] [+U | -U]
       [drive:][path][filename] [/S [/D]] [/L]

  +   Sets an attribute.
  -   Clears an attribute.
  R   Read-only file attribute.
  A   Archive file attribute.
  S   System file attribute.
  H   Hidden file attribute.
  O   Offline attribute.
  I   Not content indexed file attribute.
  X   No scrub file attribute.
  V   Integrity attribute.
  P   Pinned attribute.
  U   Unpinned attribute.
  B   SMR Blob attribute.
  [drive:][path][filename]
      Specifies a file or files for attrib to process.
  /S  Processes matching files in the current folder
      and all subfolders.
  /D  Processes folders as well.
  /L  Work on the attributes of the Symbolic Link versus
      the target of the Symbolic Link