Windows 7 dos commands attrib

Knowledge Base Toggle local menu Menus About the team. Knowledge Base Search. Log in. Options Help Chat with a consultant. Include archived documents. This content has been archived , and is no longer maintained by Indiana University. Below is the MS-DOS and the Windows command line file attributes bit positions and hexadecimal values with bit positions in the order of "7 6 5 4 3 2 1 0. Availability Attrib syntax Attrib examples Extended information.

Windows 10 and Windows 11 syntax. Windows 7 and Windows 8 syntax. Microsoft Windows and Windows XP syntax. Microsoft Windows 95, 98, and ME syntax. Note The options below are the available options in the Windows Recovery Console. Related information See our ACL , file attributes , and permission definitions for further information and related links on these terms. Changes in the Attrib Command.

Related Commands. Viewing Attributes in Explorer. Attrib Command Options Item Explanation attrib Execute the attrib command alone to see the attributes set on the files within the directory that you execute the command from. Wildcard use is allowed. Use the help switch with the attrib command to show details about the above options right in the Command Prompt window. Was this page helpful? Thanks for letting us know! Email Address Sign up There was an error.

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