What happens when the command getfattr afile is run while the file afile has no extended attributes set?

getfattr prints a warning and exits with a value of 0.

No output is produced and getfattr exits with a value of 0.

When the command getfattr is executed on a file that does not have any extended attributes set, the expected behavior is that the command does not produce any output, and it exits with a value of 0. This indicates a successful execution of the command, even though there were no extended attributes to report. The exit code of 0 typically signifies that there were no errors encountered during the execution of the command.

In the context of the other options, they suggest alternative outcomes like producing warnings or exiting with a status of 1. However, the behavior of getfattr when no extended attributes are found is specifically defined to ensure that users can differentiate between an error condition and a simple state of absence of attributes. Therefore, the correct answer reflects the command's behavior accurately.

getfattr prints a warning and exits with a value of 1.

No output is produced and getfattr exits with a value of 1.

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