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.TH LFS-PCC-PIN 1 2026-03-19 "Lustre" "Lustre User Utilities"
.SH NAME
lfs-pcc-pin,lfs-pcc-unpin \- set or clear pcc pin flag on Lustre file
.SH SYNOPSIS
.SY
.BR "lfs pcc pin " [ --id | -i
.IR ID "] " FILE " [" FILE ...]
.SY
.BR "lfs pcc unpin " [ --id | -i
.IR ID "] " FILE " [" FILE ...]
.YS
.SH DESCRIPTION
Set/Clear flag on a lustre file so that it cannot or can be removed from local
cache storage by
.BR lpcc_purge .
.SH OPTIONS
.TP
.BR -i ", " --id
The ARCHIVE
.I ID
to be pinned or un-pinned.
If
.I ID
is not specified, use the first archive attached to the mounted
filesystem by default.
.SH EXAMPLES
Set PCC pin flag on file
.B /mnt/lustre/file
for archive ID
.B 2
so that once copied to local cache, it will not be removed automatically by
.BR lpcc_purge :
.EX
.B $ lfs pcc pin -i 2 /mnt/lustre/file
.EE
Clear PCC pin flag on file
.B /mnt/lustre/file
for archived ID
.B 2
so that if it is in local cache storage, it can be removed automatically by
.BR lpcc_purge :
.EX
.B $ lfs pcc unpin -i 2 /mnt/lustre/file
.EE
.SH AVAILABILITY
The
.B lfs pcc pin
command is part of the
.BR lustre (7)
filesystem package since release 2.17.0.
.\" Added in commit v2_16_50-187-gaae909cf8f
.SH SEE ALSO
.BR lfs (1),
.BR lfs-pcc (1),
.BR lfs-pcc-attach (1),
.BR lfs-pcc-detach (1),
.BR lfs-pcc-state (1),
.BR llapi_pcc_attach (3),
.BR mdt.enable_pin_gid (4)
