Decoded Darwin chflags bit. Values come from the UF_/SF_ constants in <sys/stat.h>. UF_ bits are user- writable; SF_ bits can only be set by the super-user.
Values
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User-writable: file should not be archived by dump(8). |
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User-writable: file may not be changed. |
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User-writable: writes to the file may only append. |
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User-writable: directory is opaque to a union mount. |
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User-writable: file is transparently compressed by the filesystem. |
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User-writable: file is marked as tracked for change tracking subsystems. |
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User-writable: file is part of an APFS data vault. |
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User-writable: file is hidden in Finder. |
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Super-user-only: file has been archived. |
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Super-user-only: file may not be changed (stronger than UF_IMMUTABLE; cannot be cleared while booted). |
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Super-user-only: writes to the file may only append. |
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Super-user-only: file is restricted by System Integrity Protection. |
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Super-user-only: file may not be unlinked, even by root. |
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Super-user-only: file participates in firmlink redirection (used by macOS to overlay /System on /). |
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Super-user-only: file's data is currently dataless (offloaded to cloud / external storage). |
Used by
EndpointPathMacOStype: macOS-specific EndpointPath fields.
Example
Example
"UF_NODUMP"