xattr
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xattr is a Python script wrapper for viewing and editing extended filesystem attributes on the command line. It is provided as an alternative to getfattr, setfattr, etc. for Unix-y environments that don't have those.

Extended attributes extend the basic attributes of files and directories
in the file system.  They are stored as name:data pairs associated with
file system objects (files, directories, symlinks, etc).

Extended attributes are currently only available on Darwin 8.0+ (Mac OS X 10.4)
and Linux 2.6+. Experimental support is included for Solaris and FreeBSD.

Note: On Linux, custom xattr keys need to be prefixed with the `user`
namespace, ie: `user.your_attr`.