getfacl

Linux · Files · reference only

What it does

Shows the access control lists (ACLs) of files and directories: extra permissions for specific users and groups.

Syntax

getfacl [opciones] fichero...

Options and parameters

• -a

  Shows only the access ACL.

• -d

  Shows only a directory's default ACL.

• -R

  Walks directories recursively.

• -n

  Shows numeric UID and GID instead of names.

• -t

  Uses a tabular format.

• -p

  Does not strip the leading slash from absolute paths.

Usage examples

• getfacl informe.txt

  Shows owner, group and the ACL entries of the file.

• getfacl -R proyecto/

  Shows the ACLs of the whole project tree.

• getfacl -d proyecto

  Shows the ACL that new files in the directory will inherit.

• getfacl a.txt | setfacl --set-file=- b.txt

  Copies the ACL of a.txt to b.txt.

Notes and common mistakes

• A + at the end of the permissions in ls -l means the file has an ACL.

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