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+.TH SETFATTR 1 "Extended Attributes" "Dec 2001" "File Utilities"
+.SH NAME
+setfattr, aset \- set extended attributes of filesystem objects
+.SH SYNOPSIS
+.nf
+\f3setfattr\f1 [\f3\-l\f1] \f3\-n name\f1 [\f3\-v value\f1] \f3pathname\f1...
+\f3setfattr\f1 [\f3\-l\f1] \f3\-x name\f1 \f3pathname\f1...
+\f3setfattr\f1 [\f3\-l\f1] \f3\-B file\f1
+\f3setfattr\f1 [\f3\-Vh\f1]
+.fi
+.SH DESCRIPTION
+The 
+.B setfattr
+command is used to associate a new
+.I value
+with an extended attribute
+.IR name
+for each specified file.
+.PP
+.B aset
+is exactly the same as
+.BR setfattr ,
+and is installed for compatibility purposes.
+.SS OPTIONS
+.TP 4
+.I \-n name
+Set the value of the named extended attribute extended attribute.
+.TP
+.I \-l
+Do not follow symlinks - if
+.I pathname
+is a symbolic link, it is not followed, but is instead itself the
+inode being modified.
+.TP
+.I \-x
+Remove the named extended attribute entirely.
+.TP
+.I \-v
+Specifies the new value for the named extended attribute.
+.TP
+.I \-B
+Restores extended attributes using values from the specified file.
+The file must be in the format generated by the
+.B getfattr
+command (\-sdlR options).
+The file name
+.I \-
+may be used in conjunction with this option, to specify the
+standard input stream to be used rather than a named file.
+.TP
+.I \-V
+Print the version of
+.B setfattr
+and exit.
+.TP
+.I \-h
+Print help explaining the command line options.
+.TP
+.I \-\-
+End of command line options.
+All remaining parameters are interpreted as file names, even if they
+start with a dash character.
+.SH AUTHOR
+Andreas Gruenbacher,
+.RI < a.gruenbacher@computer.org >
+and the SGI XFS development team,
+.RI < linux-xfs@oss.sgi.com >.
+.P
+Please send your bug reports or comments to these addresses.
+.SH "SEE ALSO"
+getfattr(1), and attr(5).