change file attributes

Change the attributes of a file.
NameDescriptionTypeModifier
file

Full path of target file.

StringNone
attributes

New attribute value(s).

Allowable values:

  • Windows platform

    read-only: File is read-only.

    hidden: File is hidden, and thus is not included in an ordinary directory listing.

    archive: File is a candidate for backup or removal.

    normal: File is a standard file that has no special attributes.

  • Linux platform

    read: File’s contents may be viewed.

    write: File’s contents may be written.

    execute: File may be executed.

Value Setread-only, hidden, archive, normal, read, write, execute
None
This action may be used within the following project items: test modules and user-defined actions.
The following settings are applicable to this action: remove double quotes from cells.
                                
                                    	file	variable
get file attributes	d:/Example.txt	before
&nbsp		
	file	attributes
change file attributes	d:/Example.txt	read-only, hidden
&nbsp		
	file	variable
get file attributes	d:/Example.txt	after
                                
                            
  • Observe the following format for the file path:
    • Windows platform: Use backward slashes as separators for the path.
    • Linux platform: Use forward slashes as separators for the path. (Note that network paths are not supported)
  • Note that this built-in action is not currently supported on macOS or mobile platforms.
  • The attributes argument may include any combination of attributes allowed for the given platform, separated by commas.
  • (Windows only) If the attributes argument’s value is set to normal, the action clears all existing attributes of the specified file.
  • This action supports the <ignore> modifier. If the string <ignore> is present as the value of any of the arguments, or any argument contains an expression that evaluates to <ignore>, the action is skipped during execution.

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