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GETCAP

NAME
SYNOPSIS
DESCRIPTION
OPTIONS
REPORTING BUGS
SEE ALSO

NAME

getcap − examine file capabilities

SYNOPSIS

getcap [−v] [−n] [−r] [−h] filename [ ... ]

DESCRIPTION

getcap displays the name and capabilities of each specified file.

OPTIONS

−h

prints quick usage.

−n

prints any non-zero user namespace root user ID value found to be associated with a file’s capabilities.

−r

enables recursive search.

−v

display all searched entries, even if the have no file-capabilities.

filename

One file per line.

REPORTING BUGS

Please report bugs via:
https://bugzilla.kernel.org/buglist.cgi?component=libcap&list_id=1047723&product=Tools&resolution=---

SEE ALSO

cap_get_file(3), cap_to_text(3), capabilities(7), user_namespaces(7), setcap(8)