NetWare 4.1/9000 Utilities Reference

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Workstation Utilities
FLAG
Ds (Don’t
Suballocate)
Prevent an individual file from being suballocated, even
if suballocation is enabled for the system.
Use on files that are enlarged or appended to frequently,
such as database files.
H (Hidden) Prevent a filename from being displayed with the DOS
DIR command. The file cannot be copied or deleted.
Ic (Immediate
compress)
Compress a file as soon as the operating system can.
N (Normal) Specify the Rw attribute.
P (Purge) Purge a file immediately if the file is deleted.
Ri (Rename
Inhibit)
Prevent a file from being renamed.
Ro (Read Only) Allow a file only to be read; it cannot be written to or
deleted (in other words, Ro includes Ri and Di).
Rw (Read Write) Allow a file to be read and written to.
Sh (Shareable) Allow a file to be used by several users simultaneously.
Sy (System) Prevent a filename from being displayed with the DOS
DIR command. It cannot be copied or deleted.
T (Transactional) Protect a file by using the Transaction Tracking
System™.
X (Execute Only) Prevent a file from being copied or copied over. This
attribute can be assigned only to .EXE or .COM files.
You cannot remove the Execute Only attribute. You must
delete the file and then re-install it.
Option Use to