Joseph mentioned the command lsattr which I had forgotten about so I read the man page and tried it.  I can find no explanation of the meaning of the results and so far the only file I found with anything other than the lower case e in the second to last position was&quot;<br>
<br><span style="font-family: courier new,monospace;">--------------I--e- /var/log/bootchart</span><br><br>While <a href="http://linux.die.net/man/5/attr">http://linux.die.net/man/5/attr</a> gives a fair explanation of what extended attributes are used for, I&#39;ve found nothing to help interpret the attributes displayed by lsattr.  Any pointers?<br clear="all">
<br>-- <br>Dazed_75 a.k.a. Larry<br><br>The spirit of resistance to government is so valuable on certain occasions, that I wish it always to be kept alive.<br>  - Thomas Jefferson<br>