1. Exascale User's Guide
  2. Using ESCLI
  3. ESCLI Command Reference
  4. File Management
  5. chfile

6.2.8.2 chfile

Change file attributes.

Purpose

The chfile command changes attributes of a file.

Syntax

chfile filename --attributes attribute=value[,attribute=value] ...

Command Options

The options for the chfile command are:

  • filename: Specifies the name of the file you are changing.

  • --attributes: Specifies attributes to change.

    Use the describe chfile command to view details about all the file attributes you can modify with chfile.

Examples

Example 6-75 Change a File

The following example shows changing the size of the file named x to 100 KB. 

@MYDATA/> chfile x --attributes size=100k
File altered.

@MYDATA/> ls -l
Total 1
100.0k  29 Jun 21:58   x

Parent topic: File Management