aboutsummaryrefslogtreecommitdiffstats
diff options
context:
space:
mode:
authorEric Biggers <ebiggers@google.com>2019-11-17 17:48:52 -0800
committerTheodore Ts'o <tytso@mit.edu>2019-11-18 12:14:33 -0500
commit446483e39862d57717fe89190d502bbba0371147 (patch)
treeb65538d2e65acd75ee20856db8a9339fdf9afd8c
parentf08f1c6492604c4d0b392ff1dd7710d81a906cf9 (diff)
downloade2fsprogs-446483e39862d57717fe89190d502bbba0371147.tar.gz
chattr.1: say "cleared" instead of "reset"
Setting a bit to 0 is normally called "clearing", not "resetting"; and chattr.1 already says "clear" in some places. Use "clear" consistently. Signed-off-by: Eric Biggers <ebiggers@google.com> Signed-off-by: Theodore Ts'o <tytso@mit.edu>
-rw-r--r--misc/chattr.1.in9
1 files changed, 5 insertions, 4 deletions
diff --git a/misc/chattr.1.in b/misc/chattr.1.in
index 870397ae0..66e791dbb 100644
--- a/misc/chattr.1.in
+++ b/misc/chattr.1.in
@@ -115,7 +115,7 @@ the blocks on disk. It may not be removed using
.BR chattr (1).
.PP
A file, directory, or symlink with the 'E' attribute set is encrypted by the
-filesystem. This attribute may not be set or reset using
+filesystem. This attribute may not be set or cleared using
.BR chattr (1),
although it can be displayed by
.BR lsattr (1).
@@ -132,7 +132,7 @@ Only the superuser or a process possessing the CAP_LINUX_IMMUTABLE
capability can set or clear this attribute.
.PP
The 'I' attribute is used by the htree code to indicate that a directory
-is being indexed using hashed trees. It may not be set or reset using
+is being indexed using hashed trees. It may not be set or cleared using
.BR chattr (1),
although it can be displayed by
.BR lsattr (1).
@@ -146,7 +146,8 @@ attribute has no effect. Only the superuser or a process possessing the
CAP_SYS_RESOURCE capability can set or clear this attribute.
.PP
A file with the 'N' attribute set indicates that the file has data
-stored inline, within the inode itself. It may not be set or reset using
+stored inline, within the inode itself. It may not be set or cleared
+using
.BR chattr (1),
although it can be displayed by
.BR lsattr (1).
@@ -193,7 +194,7 @@ A file with the 'V' attribute set has fs-verity enabled. It cannot be
written to, and the filesystem will automatically verify all data read
from it against a cryptographic hash that covers the entire file's
contents, e.g. via a Merkle tree. This makes it possible to efficiently
-authenticate the file. This attribute may not be set or reset using
+authenticate the file. This attribute may not be set or cleared using
.BR chattr (1),
although it can be displayed by
.BR lsattr (1).