'-a' - PRESERVE FILE ATTRIBUTES If this option is enabled, LZX will store (when archiving) and restore (when extracting) file attributes . This option is ENABLED by default. To disable it, enter '-a0' on the command line. When this option is disabled, files added to, or extracted from archives will have the '----rw-d' attributes. In order to ensure that file attributes are properly preserved, preservation of file attributes must be active both when the files were archived and when they are extracted. File attributes will be properly preserved and translated across all platforms for which LZX is available. Note that by default LZX will clear the archive attribute ('a') for any file extracted; enter '-C0' on the command line to disable this feature. VALIDITY This option is valid with the following commands: a (add) e (extract) f (freshen) r (replace) u (update) x (extract)