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Delete multiple extended attributes (but not all of them) in one step

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For example, I have a file with three extended attributes:
com.apple.FinderInfo
com.apple.metadata:_kMDItemUserTags
com.apple.metadata:kMDItemFinderComment
I can delete the first two using
xattr -d com.apple.FinderInfo file.txt
xattr -d com.apple.metadata:_kMDItemUserTags file.txt
But I would prefer to not invoke xattr multiple times, and to use something like this instead:
xattr -d \( com.apple.FinderInfo, com.apple.metadata:_kMDItemUserTags \) file.txt
xattr -d com.apple.FinderInfo -d com.apple.metadata:_kMDItemUserTags file.txt
Is it possible somehow?
Asked by jsx97 (1347 rep)
Mar 14, 2024, 12:28 PM
Last activity: Mar 14, 2024, 12:55 PM