attrib (windows)

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Displays or changes file and directory attributes. More information: https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/windows-server/administration/windows-commands/attrib .

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# Display the attributes of the files in the current directory:
attrib

# Display the attributes of the files in the current directory and sub-directories:
attrib /S

# Display the attributes of the files and directories in the current directory and sub-directories:
attrib /S /D

# Add the read-only attribute to a file:
attrib +R {{document.txt}}

# Remove the system and hidden attributes of a file:
attrib -S -H {{document.txt}}

# Add the hidden attribute to a directory:
attrib +H {{path\to\directory}}

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