1 files changed, 7 insertions, 4 deletions

diff --git a/e2fsprogs/chattr.c b/e2fsprogs/chattr.c
index b424e797b..1b12c9f37 100644
--- a/e2fsprogs/chattr.c
+++ b/e2fsprogs/chattr.c
@@ -85,7 +85,9 @@ static char** decode_arg(char **argv, struct globals *gp)
 
         fl = &gp->af;
         if (opt == '-') {
-                gp->flags |= OPT_REM;
+                /* gp->flags |= OPT_REM; - WRONG, it can be an option */
+                /* testcase: chattr =ae -R FILE should not complain "= is incompatible with - and +" */
+                /* (and should not read flags, with =FLAGS they can be just set directly) */
                 fl = &gp->rf;
         } else if (opt == '+') {
                 gp->flags |= OPT_ADD;
@@ -115,7 +117,7 @@ static char** decode_arg(char **argv, struct globals *gp)
                         if (*arg == 'v') {
                                 if (!*++argv)
                                         bb_show_usage();
-                                gp->version = xatoul(*argv);
+                                gp->version = xatou(*argv);
                                 gp->flags |= OPT_SET_VER;
                                 continue;
                         }
@@ -127,8 +129,9 @@ static char** decode_arg(char **argv, struct globals *gp)
                                 continue;
                         }
                         /* not a known option, try as an attribute */
+                        gp->flags |= OPT_REM;
                 }
-                *fl |= get_flag(*arg);
+                *fl |= get_flag(*arg); /* aborts on bad flag letter */
         }
 
         return argv;
@@ -241,7 +244,7 @@ int chattr_main(int argc UNUSED_PARAM, char **argv)
         if (g.rf & g.af)
                 bb_simple_error_msg_and_die("can't set and unset a flag");
         if (!g.flags)
-                bb_simple_error_msg_and_die("must use '-v', =, - or +");
+                bb_simple_error_msg_and_die("must use -v, -p, =, - or +");
 
         /* now run chattr on all the files passed to us */
         do change_attributes(*argv, &g); while (*++argv);