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)