chattr - change file attributes on a Linux file system
#chattr --help
Usage: chattr [-RVf] [-+=aAcCdDeijsStTu] [-v version] files...
chattr
Change attributes of files or directories.
- Make a file or directory immutable to changes and deletion, even by superuser:
chattr +i path/to/file_or_directory
- Make a file or directory mutable:
chattr -i path/to/file_or_directory
- Recursively make an entire directory and contents immutable:
chattr -R +i path/to/directory