NAME

       aide-attributes - decode and compare hex-encoded attribute numbers

SYNOPSIS

       aide-attributes HEX_NUMBER [HEX_NUMBER]

DESCRIPTION

       aide-attributes  decodes  hex-encoded  attribute  numbers  to attribute names or displays the differences
       between two attribute numbers. The script is useful to decode the  attribute  numbers  as  shown  in  the
       'Entry X in database has different attributes: OLD_HEX_NUMBER NEW_HEX_NUMBER' message.

EXAMPLES

       Decode the hex number 'c3d' to attribute names:
              $ aide-attributes c3d
              filename
              perm
              uid
              gid
              size
              bcount
              lnkcount

       Display the differences between two hex-encoded attribute numbers:
              $ aide-attributes c3d fbd
              +ctime
              +mtime
              +inode

SEE ALSO

       aide(1)

AUTHOR

       This  manual was written by Hannes von Haugwitz <hannes@vonhaugwitz.com>, for the Debian GNU/Linux system
       (but may be used by others).

                                                  May 30, 2010                                aide-attributes(1)