https://bugs.kde.org/show_bug.cgi?id=440182
Bug ID: 440182
Summary: Copy/Move extended file attributes.
Product: krusader
Version: Git
Platform: Compiled Sources
OS: Linux
Status: REPORTED
Severity: wishlist
Priority: NOR
Component: general
Assignee: krusader-bugs-n...@kde.org
Reporter: vkyxurpmvfubjef...@awdrt.com
CC: krusader-bugs-n...@kde.org
Target Milestone: ---
SUMMARY
At the time of writing and using current git version at the time of writing,
copying and moving files completely ignores extended file attributes (such as
user.xdg.tags, the ones Dolphin and the tags: kioslave utilize, or
user.xdg.origin.url).
Sadly, I found out when I needed to find the xdg.origin.url of a file to be
able to find a server used by a recently deceased colleague, and to my horror,
having moved it using Krusader completely wiped out that url, that will never
be found again.
STEPS TO REPRODUCE
1. Create tags with Dolphin, or set extended file attributes with setfattr.
2. Move or copy the file.
3. Resulting file will not preserve any of the extended file attributes.
OBSERVED RESULT
Tags or other metadata stored as xattr will not be copied, or "destroyed" when
a file is moved.
EXPECTED RESULT
Files should retain that data.
SOFTWARE/OS VERSIONS
Windows: N/A
macOS: N/A
Linux/KDE Plasma: Ubuntu 21.04 (64b) Kernel 5.11.0.25-generic
(available in About System)
KDE Plasma Version: 5.22.3
KDE Frameworks Version: 5.84.0
Qt Version: 5.15.2
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
While some can argue having information like download url or tags in files
could be considered a security risk, it's trivial to wipe them out on demand,
while it's impossible to restore them if they are lost by just copying or
moving from Krusader.
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