The following shows a command line session with lsattr command which helps in listing file attributes. $lsattr ————-e– ./(2561).jpg ————-e– ./(1596).jpg ————-e– ./(2551).jpg ————-e– ./(2157).jpg ————-e– ./(2053).jpg ————-e– ./(1793).jpg ————-e– ./(1917).jpg ————-e– ./shortlisted ————-e– ./(1722).jpg ————-e– ./(1881).jpg ————-e– ./(1654).jpg $lsattr /home/jeffrin/.bash_history ————-e– /home/jeffrin/.bash_history $lsattr /home/jeffrin/.gnome2 ————-e– /home/jeffrin/.gnome2/keyrings ————-e– /home/jeffrin/.gnome2/accels $lsattr /home/jeffrin/.m .mission-control/ .mplayer/ .muttrc .muttrc-personal …