tests/setfattr.test

#!/bin/bash

[ -f testing.sh ] && . testing.sh

#testing "name" "command" "result" "infile" "stdin"

function clean()
{
  # The filesystem may include some extended attributes by default (for
  # instance, security.selinux). Skip them.
  grep -v "security\."
}

mkdir attrs
touch attrs/file
setfattr -n user.empty attrs/file
setfattr -n user.data -v hello attrs/file
setfattr -n user.delete-me -v hello attrs/file

testing "-x" \
    "setfattr -x user.delete-me attrs/file && getfattr attrs/file | clean" \
    "# file: attrs/file\nuser.data\nuser.empty\n\n" "" ""
testing "-n" "setfattr -n user.new attrs/file && getfattr -d attrs/file | clean" \
    "# file: attrs/file\nuser.data=\"hello\"\nuser.empty\nuser.new\n\n" "" ""
testing "-n -v" "setfattr -n user.new -v data attrs/file && getfattr -d attrs/file | clean" \
    "# file: attrs/file\nuser.data=\"hello\"\nuser.empty\nuser.new=\"data\"\n\n" "" ""

rm -rf attrs