The Set File Attribute action sets one of various attributes for the specified file.

Select the attribute to set from the Set pop-up.

File attributes available to set are:

• creation date.
• modification date.
• group name.
• group id.
• POSIX permissions.
• extension hidden.
• invisible.
• HFS creator code.
• HFS type code.
• tags. [Delete any existing tags and add the designated new ones.]
• tags (add).
• tags (toggle).
• tags (remove).
• comment.

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).

Enter text or a text token in the to text area. Text tokens can be selected from the pop-up at the right-hand end of the text area.

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

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