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setcap(8)


NAME

   setcap - set file capabilities

SYNOPSIS

   setcap [-q] [-v] (capabilities|-|-r) filename [ ... capabilitiesN fileN
   ]

DESCRIPTION

   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.

EXIT CODE

   The  setcap  program  will  exit  with  a 0 exit code if successful. On
   failure, the exit code is 1.

SEE ALSO

   cap_from_text(3), cap_set_file(3), getcap(8)

                           24th October 2008                     SETCAP(8)



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