The Get File Attribute action returns the specified attribute for the specified file to a Variable.

Click the File Chooser button to the right of the action to select an existing file on disk. Option-click on the File Chooser button to show the currently selected file in the Finder (assuming it exists already).

The result of the action is displayed at the bottom of the action.

• file type (r/o).
• file size (r/o).
• creation date.
• modification date.
• added date.
• last used date.
• downloaded date.
• where from.
• owner name (r/o).
• owner id (r/o).
• group name.
• group id.
• POSIX permissions.
• extension hidden.
• invisible.
• HFS creator code.
• HFS type code.
• content type.
• content kind.
• tags (set, add, remove or toggle).
• comment.
• parent path (r/o).
• file name (r/o).
• base name (r/o).
• extension (r/o).

There are several more attributes available using the Filter Action.

• Get or delete the last path component or the path extension.
• Get the basename of the path (ie the name without directory or extension).
• Expand Path to full page, replacing tilde (~) in the path.
• Resolve symlinks, or standardize the path.

• Set File Attribute
• Filter
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