File Attributes is a user-friendly Nautilus script that facilitates the viewing and editing of file and directory attributes. It features an intuitive graphical user interface that simplifies the process.
If you are looking for a Perl module to manipulate file metadata, File::Attributes is definitely an option. This module provides a lot of functionalities that allow you to set, list, and get file attributes.
To get started with File::Attributes, you can use the SYNOPSIS section. This will show you how to use set_attribute, list_attributes, and get_all_attributes to work with file metadata. You will see that it is quite easy to use this module to manipulate file attributes.
One of the benefits of File::Attributes is that it is a wrapper around modules in the File::Attributes hierarchy. This means that you can use this module directly (instead of one of the descendants), and your attribute manipulations will just work, regardless of the underlying filesystem. This is very convenient, as you don't have to worry about compatibility issues.
The module uses Module::Pluggable to find all File::Attributes:: modules that inherit from File::Attributes::Base and that are applicable on your system. If it finds one, it uses that. If not, it uses File::Attributes::Simple, which is bundled with this module and works everywhere.
Starting from version 0.04, plugins are now set up per-file, not per-system. This means that if you have File::Attributes::Extended installed, extended attributes will be used where available, but simple attributes will be used on files where extended attributes don't work. Existing simple attributes will be read even if extended attributes are available, but writes will affect only the extended attributes.
Overall, File::Attributes is a very useful and flexible module that allows you to work with file metadata easily. It is also very convenient, as it works with different filesystems and is compatible with various modules.
To get started with File::Attributes, you can use the SYNOPSIS section. This will show you how to use set_attribute, list_attributes, and get_all_attributes to work with file metadata. You will see that it is quite easy to use this module to manipulate file attributes.
One of the benefits of File::Attributes is that it is a wrapper around modules in the File::Attributes hierarchy. This means that you can use this module directly (instead of one of the descendants), and your attribute manipulations will just work, regardless of the underlying filesystem. This is very convenient, as you don't have to worry about compatibility issues.
The module uses Module::Pluggable to find all File::Attributes:: modules that inherit from File::Attributes::Base and that are applicable on your system. If it finds one, it uses that. If not, it uses File::Attributes::Simple, which is bundled with this module and works everywhere.
Starting from version 0.04, plugins are now set up per-file, not per-system. This means that if you have File::Attributes::Extended installed, extended attributes will be used where available, but simple attributes will be used on files where extended attributes don't work. Existing simple attributes will be read even if extended attributes are available, but writes will affect only the extended attributes.
Overall, File::Attributes is a very useful and flexible module that allows you to work with file metadata easily. It is also very convenient, as it works with different filesystems and is compatible with various modules.
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