Microsoft KB Archive/82270

= ATTRIB Command May Inadvertently Remove File Attributes =

Article ID: 82270

Article Last Modified on 5/12/2003

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APPLIES TO


 * Microsoft MS-DOS 5.0 Standard Edition
 * Microsoft MS-DOS 5.0a
 * Microsoft MS-DOS 6.0 Standard Edition
 * Microsoft MS-DOS 6.2 Standard Edition
 * Microsoft MS-DOS 6.21 Standard Edition
 * Microsoft MS-DOS 6.22 Standard Edition

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This article was previously published under Q82270



SYMPTOMS
The following MS-DOS command removes ALL attributes (read-only, hidden, system, archive) from ALL files in the current directory:

c:\dos\attrib, (ATTRIB comma)

As a consequence, if issued from the root directory, the following command:

c:\dos\attrib, /s

removes ALL attributes from ALL files in ALL directories on the current drive.



STATUS
Microsoft has confirmed this to be a problem in MS-DOS versions 5.0, 5.0a, 6.0, 6.2, 6.21, and 6.22. We are researching this problem and will post new information in the Microsoft Knowledge Base as it becomes available.



MORE INFORMATION
Both of the following commands remove all file attributes in the current directory:

c:\dos\attrib ,

c:\dos\attrib *.* -r -s -h -a

Additional query words: 6.22 5.00 6.00 5.00a

Keywords: KB82270

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