Displays or changes file attributes.

ATTRIB [+R | -R] [+A | -A] [+S | -S] [+H | -H] [+O | -O] [+I | -I] [+X | -X] [+P | -P] [+U | -U]
       [drive:][path][filename] [/S [/D]] [/L]

  +   Sets an attribute.
  -   Clears an attribute.
  R   Read-only file attribute.
  A   Archive file attribute.
  S   System file attribute.
  H   Hidden file attribute.
  O   Offline attribute.
  I   Not content indexed file attribute.
  X   No scrub file attribute.
  V   Integrity attribute.
  P   Pinned attribute.
  U   Unpinned attribute.
  B   SMR Blob attribute.
  [drive:][path][filename]
      Specifies a file or files for attrib to process.
  /S  Processes matching files in the current folder
      and all subfolders.
  /D  Processes folders as well.
  /L  Work on the attributes of the Symbolic Link versus
      the target of the Symbolic Link

c:\example>dir /b
1Read-only file.txt
2Archive file.txt
3System file.txt
4Hidden file.txt
5Offline file.txt
6Not content indexed file.txt
7No scrub file.txt
8Pinned file.txt
9Unpinned file.txt
example.bat

c:\example>attrib
A                    C:\example\1Read-only file.txt
A                    C:\example\2Archive file.txt
A                    C:\example\3System file.txt
A                    C:\example\4Hidden file.txt
A                    C:\example\5Offline file.txt
A                    C:\example\6Not content indexed file.txt
A                    C:\example\7No scrub file.txt
A                    C:\example\8Pinned file.txt
A                    C:\example\9Unpinned file.txt
A                    C:\example\example.bat

c:\example>attrib +S "3System file.txt"

c:\example>attrib +H "4Hidden file.txt"

c:\example>dir /b
1Read-only file.txt
2Archive file.txt
5Offline file.txt
6Not content indexed file.txt
7No scrub file.txt
8Pinned file.txt
9Unpinned file.txt
example.bat

c:\example>attrib +R "1Read-only file.txt"

c:\example>attrib +A "2Archive file.txt"

c:\example>attrib +O "5Offline file.txt"

c:\example>attrib +I "6Not content indexed file.txt"

c:\example>attrib +X "7No scrub file.txt"

c:\example>attrib +P "8Pinned file.txt"

c:\example>attrib +U "9Unpinned file.txt"

c:\example>attrib
A    R               C:\example\1Read-only file.txt
A                    C:\example\2Archive file.txt
A  S                 C:\example\3System file.txt
A   H                C:\example\4Hidden file.txt
A      O             C:\example\5Offline file.txt
A       I            C:\example\6Not content indexed file.txt
A          X         C:\example\7No scrub file.txt
A            P       C:\example\8Pinned file.txt
A             U      C:\example\9Unpinned file.txt
A                    C:\example\example.bat

c:\example>dir /b
1Read-only file.txt
2Archive file.txt
5Offline file.txt
6Not content indexed file.txt
7No scrub file.txt
8Pinned file.txt
9Unpinned file.txt
example.bat

c:\example>del *txt
c:\example\1Read-only file.txt
Access is denied.

c:\example>dir /b
1Read-only file.txt
example.bat

c:\example>attrib -R "1Read-only file.txt"

c:\example>attrib
A                    C:\example\1Read-only file.txt
A  S                 C:\example\3System file.txt
A   H                C:\example\4Hidden file.txt
A                    C:\example\example.bat

c:\example>dir /b /a
1Read-only file.txt
3System file.txt
4Hidden file.txt
example.bat

c:\example>del /a *txt

c:\example>dir /b /a
example.bat

c:\>ver
Microsoft Windows [Version 10.0.19045.2075]