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Why do iTerm2 / VSCode on MacOS Sequoia keep adding `com.apple.provenance` to my files?

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I'm on MacOS 15.2. I've recently noticed that when I create a folder (or a file) in my home dir **with iTerm2** (thanks to *Linc Davis* for this hint), the attribute com.apple.provenance is added to it. E.g. (please note the tag @), $ mkdir foo $ ls -l drwxr-xr-x@ 2 myuser staff 64B Feb 4 23:01 foo $ xattr -l foo com.apple.provenance: The same happens for files: $ touch bar $ ls -l -rw-r--r--@ 1 andrea staff 0B Feb 4 23:07 bar $ xattr -l bar com.apple.provenance: I do not remember anything like this on MacOS 14.x. Why does it happen? This question explains how to remove the "@". However, I'd like to avoid the creation of this tag for every new folder/file. How can I do? EDIT: the same happens for VSCode
Asked by floatingpurr (575 rep)
Feb 4, 2025, 10:12 PM
Last activity: Feb 5, 2025, 10:04 AM