.TH DOWNGRADE 8
.CT 8 sa_nonmortals
.SH NAME
downgrade \- downgrade a file
.SH SYNOPSIS
.B /etc/downgrade
.I label
.I file ...
.SH DESCRIPTION
.I Downgrade
clears from the label of each
.I file
all bits that correspond to one bits in
.I label.
Capabilities or licenses specified in 
.I label
are ignored.
The 
.I files
must be readable and must be specified by full path name.
.LP
.I Downgrade 
requires
.B T_EXTERN 
privilege, which may be granted to authorized users by
.IR priv (8).
.SH EXAMPLES
.L
priv downgrade 0110 /usr/myproject/*.c
.SH FILES
.F /dev/log
.SH "SEE ALSO"
.IR getlab (2),
.IR setlab (1)
.SH BUGS
Downgrading is not an atomic operation.  If a file is
relinked underfoot misleading logging records may result.