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SETCAP(8) System Manager's Manual SETCAP(8)
setcap - set file capabilities
setcap [-q] [-v] (capabilities|-|-r) filename [ ... capabilitiesN
fileN ]
In the absence of the -v (verify) option setcap sets the capabilities
of each specified filename to the capabilities specified. The -v
option is used to verify that the specified capabilities are
currently associated with the file.
The capabilities are specified in the form described in
cap_from_text(3).
The special capability string, '-', can be used to indicate that
capabilities are read from the standard input. In such cases, the
capability set is terminated with a blank line.
The special capability string, '-r', is used to remove a capability
set from a file.
The -q flag is used to make the program less verbose in its output.
The setcap program will exit with a 0 exit code if successful. On
failure, the exit code is 1.
cap_from_text(3), cap_set_file(3), getcap(8)
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24th October 2008 SETCAP(8)
Pages that refer to this page: capsh(1), capabilities(7), getcap(8)