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# FSVolume.XattrOperations

Methods and properties implemented by volumes that natively or partially support extended attributes.

```
protocol XattrOperations : NSObjectProtocol
```

## Overview> Deprecated: Use ``doc://FSKit/documentation/FSKit/FSVolume/XattrHandler``

## Topics

### Reading and writing

[`getXattr(named:of:replyHandler:)`](/documentation/FSKit/FSVolume/XattrOperations/getXattr(named:of:replyHandler:))

Gets the specified extended attribute of the given item.

[`listXattrs(of:replyHandler:)`](/documentation/FSKit/FSVolume/XattrOperations/listXattrs(of:replyHandler:))

Gets the list of extended attributes currently set on the given item.

[`setXattr(named:to:on:policy:replyHandler:)`](/documentation/FSKit/FSVolume/XattrOperations/setXattr(named:to:on:policy:replyHandler:))

Sets the specified extended attribute data on the given item.

[`FSVolume.SetXattrPolicy`](/documentation/FSKit/FSVolume/SetXattrPolicy)

Flags to specify the policy when setting extended file attributes.

[`supportedXattrNames(for:)`](/documentation/FSKit/FSVolume/XattrOperations/supportedXattrNames(for:))

Returns an array that specifies the extended attribute names the given item supports.

### Inspecting volume properties

[`xattrOperationsInhibited`](/documentation/FSKit/FSVolume/XattrOperations/xattrOperationsInhibited)

A Boolean value that instructs FSKit not to call this protocol’s methods, even if the volume conforms to it.


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